+91%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at California State University-Channel Islands rose 91% between 2006 and 2009 ($5.5k → $10.5k).
California · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Cal State Channel Islands
Camarillo, California. 5,230 undergraduate students. 39 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Cal State Channel Islands
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at California State University-Channel Islands fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.5% → 0.0%).
+64%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at California State University-Channel Islands rose 64% between 2006 and 2009 ($3.0k → $4.9k).
-12%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at California State University-Channel Islands fell 12% between 2021 and 2024 (58.1% → 51.3%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
Cal State Channel Islands earnings, debt, and completion vs. the California median
Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$62,152+33% · 6→10y
California median $42,588$46,785
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry53.4%-2% · '09→'24
California median 61.3%$12,500+88% · '03→'09
At program completion5,230+163% · '03→'09
latest IPEDS72.6%+6% · '04→'09
first-time, full-time93.1%+56% · '04→'24
latest cohort$6,817+105% · '03→'09
out-of-state $18,697SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How Cal State Channel Islands earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings at Cal State Channel Islands
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.7%Median federal debt $12,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $62,152 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Cal State Channel Islands enrollment, completion, and debt over time
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+163%
Cal State Channel Islands · undergrad enrollment rose
1,375 → 3,616
+105%
Cal State Channel Islands · in-state tuition rose
$2,382 → $4,881
+82%
Cal State Channel Islands · out-of-state tuition rose
$10,842 → $19,759
+88%
Cal State Channel Islands · median debt rose
$5,583 → $10,500
-100%
Cal State Channel Islands · cohort default rate fell
6.4% → 0.0%
+55%
Cal State Channel Islands · earnings_median_8yr rose
$35,800 → $55,406
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Cal State Channel Islands programs ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Biotechnology$135,808Business Administration, Management and Operations$120,386Computer Science$119,989Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$111,071Computer and Information Sciences, General$92,421Natural Resources Management and Policy$69,924Biology, General$69,162Business Administration, Management and Operations$66,220Sociology$58,859Political Science and Government$58,270Communication and Media Studies$56,106Economics$56,069Anthropology$55,660History$53,872Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$50,479Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$50,286Psychology, General$49,948Fine and Studio Arts$46,275English Language and Literature, General$44,572Visual and Performing Arts, General$44,140Education, Other$40,726
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
21 Cal State Channel Islands programs with earnings, grouped by field
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Institutions similar to Cal State Channel Islands in California
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Cal State Channel Islands graduates earn $X” — not “Cal State Channel Islands makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Cal State Channel Islands caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.