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California State University, Fresno

Fresno, CA · CDS 20232024 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
47.1%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
15.3%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
83.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$34,960
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
Avg loan debt at graduation

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates39,633
Total all graduate4,157
Grand total all students43,790

Admissions

Total applicants79,657
Total admitted37,547
Total enrolled5,757
Overall admit rate47.1%
Admit rate — women50.5%
Admit rate — men42.3%
Yield rate15.3%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT
% submitting ACT
SAT EBRW 25th %ile
SAT EBRW 75th %ile
SAT Math 25th %ile
SAT Math 75th %ile
ACT Comp 25th %ile
ACT Comp 75th %ile
% in top 10% of HS class
% in top 25% of HS class

Cost

Tuition — in-state$6,084
Tuition — out-of-state$17,004
Required fees$1,290
Room and board$16,666
Total cost — in-state$24,040
Total cost — out-of-state$34,960

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$10,997
Avg % of need met83.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$1,219
Avg loan debt at graduation

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)25,886
Transfer admit rate53.0%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio
% faculty full-time41.5%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)95.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$7,000Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)61.2%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)51.8%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate79.7%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$59,992Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant57.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan19.8%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full9.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress31.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress21.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted4.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time15.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white14.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino63.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian11.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international2.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women49.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men50.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white54.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino14.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian17.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international5.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services13.1%
Psychology12.0%
Social Sciences11.4%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities9.8%
Health Professions And Related Programs7.6%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences6.2%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies6.0%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences4.5%