purpose of enabling the CI faculty to support the mission of the university. Centers cut across disciplines and have co-curricular implications. Institutes and other centers are created with the intent to provide a necessary service, program, or disciplinary or interdisciplinary focus for the university and/or community.
=== Rankings ===
The 2022–2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Regional Colleges West Rankings ranked Channel Islands 11 on Top Performers on Social Mobility, 12 on Top Public Schools (tie) and 293 in Nursing (tie). In 2022, Money Magazine ranked Channel Islands 4 on Best College for Transfer Students, and College Magazine rank Channel Islands 6 on Top Colleges for Surfers.
=== Statistics ===
Admission rate: 78%
Average high school GPA of first-time freshmen: 3.22
Average ACT Score: 21
Average SAT Score: 1070
Average class size: 20.1 students
Four year graduation rate: 26%
Six year graduation rate: 69%
Transferred out: 56.15%
== Student life ==
Throughout the year students can participate …
