California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
Arcata, California
- Public
- Town
- 5,612 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 98%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $13,751per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 46%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $54,88210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
On January 26, 2022, Humboldt State University became Cal Poly Humboldt, California's third polytechnic institution and the first in Northern California.
Source: Humboldt State University is now Cal Poly Humboldt | Cal Poly Humboldt
Under the Green & Gold Guarantee, Humboldt covers tuition and mandatory campus fees for eligible California undergraduates who have a Student Aid Index of 7000 or less.
All first-year students at Cal Poly Humboldt are required to live on campus for their first two years.
Source: Housing | Cal Poly Humboldt
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 98%About 10 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
From California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
30% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.51. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 93%13,981 admitted of 15,032 first-year applicants
- SAT, middle 50%
- 840–1120First-years who sent scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 17–26First-years who sent scores
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- GPA
Considered
- How challenging your classes were
- Test scores
Not considered
- Class rank
- Recommendations
- Interview
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Religious affiliation
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $13,751full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $27,011sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $8,824Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $22,144Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 46%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 76%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $54,88210 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,297federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 5,612Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 46%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 44%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA — admits 97%
- Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA — admits 93%
- California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA — admits 95%
- Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH — admits 96%
- Columbus State University Columbus, GA — admits 99%
- University of California-Merced Merced, CA — admits 91%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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