California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
Arcata, CA · Public · Town (remote) · CSPUH · Cal Poly Humboldt
Public institution in Arcata, CA · 5,491 undergraduates · 99% acceptance rate · $47,626 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 17%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 21%Undergraduates
- Top 23%Pell Grant share
- Top 24%Median graduate debt
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $13,167526th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,913354th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $19,793842nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $24,412646th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $18,000456th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,6261,206th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,3821,388th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 46.6%1,282nd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 75.6%931st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 98.8%1,516th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5,491459th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 45.7%496th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 243 mi (SFO)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 47 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $53,984 | $48,265 |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $43,798 | — |
| Plant SciencesAgriculture | bachelors | $41,937 | $39,927 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $41,193 | $53,775 |
| ForestryNatural Resources | bachelors | $39,909 | $38,289 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $35,060 | $27,947 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $34,485 | $36,294 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and ManagementNatural Resources | bachelors | $31,133 | $29,685 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $30,988 | $28,309 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $30,554 | $28,236 |
| CriminologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $29,685 | $28,598 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1913source
- Athletic nickname: "Lumberjacks"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- Mascot: Lucky Loggersource
- Motto: "Φως Αλήθεια (Greek)"source
- Campus size: about 144 acressource
- Athletic conference: CCAAsource
- Notable alum: Stephen Hillenburgsource
- Notable alum: Raymond Carversource
- Notable alum: Mike Pattonsource
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,488,838 (M $610,637 · W $878,201)
- Rowing: 2023
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt’s 5,491 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- Shasta CollegeRedding, CA · 5,536 undergrads
- Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, CA · 5,374 undergrads
- University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA · 5,619 undergrads
- University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA · 5,697 undergrads
- California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, CA · 5,230 undergrads
- California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, CA · 5,811 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC · 5,493 undergrads
- Norfolk State UniversityNorfolk, VA · 5,495 undergrads
- Long Island UniversityBrookville, NY · 5,478 undergrads
- Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC · 5,471 undergrads
- University of North AlabamaFlorence, AL · 5,468 undergrads
- University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, KY · 5,468 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitehumboldt.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 115755)
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