How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt admits about 98.2% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 42.9% receive Pell Grants and 44.1% are first-generation college students. The institution enrolls a substantial transfer population at 49.5%. Freshman retention stands at 76.0% and the six-year graduation rate is 48.5%, with 57.3% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt #436 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution serves a notably high share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a rural Northern California campus, reflecting its role as a broad-access public university. The access ranking reflects both the scale at which California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt enrolls low-income and first-generation students and the completion rates those cohorts achieve. Azimuth ranks California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt #210 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $39,500 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 32.5 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects the institution's ability to serve a large population of Pell-eligible students and support them toward completion and earnings outcomes that exceed those of similar students at comparable institutions. For California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt, the pattern is clear: broad access to a mixed enrollment, combined with meaningful earnings outcomes for low-income graduates, positions the university as a pathway to economic mobility for students from under-resourced backgrounds.
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt admits about 98.2% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 42.9% receive Pell Grants and 44.1% are first-generation college students. The institution enrolls a substantial transfer population at 49.5%. Freshman retention stands at 76.0% and the six-year graduation rate is 48.5%, with 57.3% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt #436 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution serves a notably high share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a rural Northern California campus, reflecting its role as a broad-access public university. The access ranking reflects both the scale at which California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt enrolls low-income and first-generation students and the completion rates those cohorts achieve. Azimuth ranks California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt #210 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $39,500 on a , placing this cohort in the 32.5 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects the institution's ability to serve a large population of Pell-eligible students and support them toward completion and earnings outcomes that exceed those of similar students at comparable institutions. For California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt, the pattern is clear: broad access to a mixed enrollment, combined with meaningful earnings outcomes for low-income graduates, positions the university as a pathway to economic mobility for students from under-resourced backgrounds.
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt admits about 98.2% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 42.9% receive Pell Grants and 44.1% are first-generation college students. The institution enrolls a substantial transfer population at 49.5%. Freshman retention stands at 76.0% and the six-year graduation rate is 48.5%, with 57.3% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt #436 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution serves a notably high share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a rural Northern California campus, reflecting its role as a broad-access public university. The access ranking reflects both the scale at which California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt enrolls low-income and first-generation students and the completion rates those cohorts achieve. Azimuth ranks California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt #210 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $39,500 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 32.5 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects the institution's ability to serve a large population of Pell-eligible students and support them toward completion and earnings outcomes that exceed those of similar students at comparable institutions. For California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt, the pattern is clear: broad access to a mixed enrollment, combined with meaningful earnings outcomes for low-income graduates, positions the university as a pathway to economic mobility for students from under-resourced backgrounds.
