How has California State University-Channel Islands changed over time?

Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.

Admission rate

Admission rate rose from 68% (2010) to 95% (2024).

Applicants and students admitted

Applicants rose from 5,202 (2010) to 8,810 (2024).

Enrollment

Total enrollment rose from 3,828 (2010) to 5,592 (2024).

SAT mid-50% range

Not enough history yet

California State University-Channel Islands doesn't have enough years of comparable SAT data to chart. Many schools stopped reporting scores after going test-optional.

ACT mid-50% range

ACT mid-50% range moved from 17–22 (2005) to 17–23 (2013).

Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.

Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2005–2013

Cost

In-state tuition rose from $6,316 (2011) to $7,596 (2025).

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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 20, 2026.