Public · Community college

Chabot College

Hayward, California · Large suburb

10%
Transfer rate: $9,053
Avg net price: 47%
Grad / completion: $48,143
Median earnings

Chabot College is a public certificate-granting institution in Hayward, California (large suburb setting), enrolling 11,392 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 11,392 undergradsLarge suburbCCCAANear the coast

About Hayward, California

Hayward is a city in Alameda County, California, United States, in the East Bay subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area. Human habitation of the greater East Bay, including Hayward, dates from at least 4000 BC. The program won a League of California Cities Helen Putnam Award of Excellence in 2011. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 19 miles to San Francisco, CA
To the ocean: 3 miles
Nearest airport: 8 miles to Oakland San Francisco Bay (OAK) · major hub

How Chabot College compares

#79 · Community Colleges with the Highest Graduate Earnings #18 · Cheapest Community Colleges

Graduation rate47%

Higher than 33% · #266 of 382 in California

First-year retention70%

Higher than 43%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$48,143

Higher than 88% · #52 of 326 in California

Average net price$9,053

Cheaper than 74% · #84 cheapest of 377 in California

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio24 : 1

Lower than 16%

Undergraduate enrollment11,392

Larger than 97%

Percentiles compare Chabot College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in California.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women6,70959%
Men4,68341%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White15%
Black8.9%
Hispanic45%
Asian21%
Other or multiracial11%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 11,392
Student–faculty ratio: 24 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 21%
First-generation students: 56%
Students over 25: 39%
Median family income: $19,292
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $119,484

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 2,704 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From California95%
Other U.S. states2.4%
International2.8%

Most first-years stay in state — Chabot College draws overwhelmingly from California.

3% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $1,150
Out-of-state tuition: $8,686
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,062
Total cost of attendance: $17,456
Average net price: $9,053

Outcomes

Graduated: 47%
First-year retention: 70%
Transferred to another college: 10%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $40,674
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $48,143
Median debt at graduation: $9,500
Students with federal loans: 1%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 28%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free
Athletics: CCCAA
Varsity athletes: 340 (263 men · 77 women)

Varsity sports (10)

Football85

Soccer62

Baseball46

Track and Field (Outdoor)40

Basketball31

Wrestling25

Softball15

Swimming and Diving (combined)15

Tennis14

Cross Country7

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade: B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 1.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 2
Property offenses (2022–2024): 61

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

21reported offenses a year

0.7 violent a year20 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft

Burglary

5.3

Arson

1.0

Fondling

0.3

Aggravated assault

0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$9,013

$30–48k

$6,888

$48–75k

$10,746

$75–110k

$13,457

$110k+

$6,370

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Chabot College funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $48,143
Typical debt at graduation: $9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 20%
Out-earn a HS grad: 49%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$45,019

Men

$50,543

Men out-earn women by $5,524 (12%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 77°F
Winter low: 43°F
Annual rain: 16″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hayward Air Terminal, CA US station (1 mi from campus).

What Chabot College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCert.

588 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

588———Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

492 grads— 1 yr$57k 5 yr— debt

492—$57,032—Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

119 grads— 1 yr$58k 5 yr— debt

119—$58,263—Psychology, GeneralAssoc.

106 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

106———Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherAssoc.

102 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

102———Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssoc.

74 grads— 1 yr$66k 5 yr— debt

74—$65,901—Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCert.

73 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

73———Business/Commerce, GeneralCert.

59 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

59———MathematicsAssoc.

54 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

54———Real EstateCert.

54 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

54———SociologyAssoc.

36 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

36———Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

33 grads— 1 yr$128k 5 yr$14k debt

33—$128,108$14,122

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.