Making the grade

This article was published on 01.24.08

How would you rate Chico State? CampusDirt.com, hosted by financialaid.com, explains, highlights and advertises college loan information. But it also surveys more than 250,000 students from more than 1,000 colleges across the nation to establish report cards on the country’s universities. The resulting grades, the site says, “are based on what students at this college and recent graduates told us about the different aspects of their school.” For example, Chico State’s professors are ranked high while its curriculum is low. Here’s how Chico State breaks down:

Category	Rank
Professors	180
Curriculum	797
Technology	286
Parking	431
Student body	493
Clubs	351
Greek life	165
Athletics	473
Social life	162
Food	120
Overall grade	219