Fullerton, CA · CDS 2024–2025 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
| Total all undergraduates | 38,597 | |
| Total all graduate | 5,065 | |
| Grand total all students | 43,662 |
| Total applicants | 53,559 | |
| Total admitted | 48,482 | |
| Total enrolled | 6,886 | |
| Overall admit rate | 90.5% | |
| Admit rate — women | 91.8% | |
| Admit rate — men | 88.8% | |
| Yield rate | 14.2% |
| 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? | — | — |
| % submitting SAT | 4.0% | |
| % submitting ACT | 0.0% | |
| SAT EBRW 25th %ile | 450 | |
| SAT EBRW 75th %ile | 550 | |
| SAT Math 25th %ile | 410 | |
| SAT Math 75th %ile | 530 | |
| ACT Comp 25th %ile | 21 | |
| ACT Comp 75th %ile | 30 | |
| % in top 10% of HS class | — | — |
| % in top 25% of HS class | — | — |
| Tuition — in-state | $6,450 | |
| Tuition — out-of-state | $17,010 | |
| Required fees | $1,428 | |
| Room and board | $19,842 | |
| Total cost — in-state | $27,720 | |
| Total cost — out-of-state | $38,280 |
| Avg need-based grant | $5,589 | |
| Avg % of need met | 96.0% | |
| % with 100% of need met | — | — |
| Avg merit grant (no need) | $3,250 | |
| Avg loan debt at graduation | $6,971 |
| # offered place on waitlist | — | — |
| # admitted from waitlist | — | — |
| Waitlist admit rate | — | — |
| Transfer applicants (total) | 22,039 | |
| Transfer admit rate | 77.9% |
| Student-faculty ratio | 25:1 | |
| % faculty full-time | — | — |
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.
| Admit rate (Scorecard) | 90.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (public) | $6,555 | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (private) | — | — |
| Completion rate (200% of expected time) | 74.4% | 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) | 67.9% | 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 rate | 83.5% | 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 | $63,753 | Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars |
| % receiving a Pell Grant | 47.9% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| % receiving a federal loan | 22.1% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| Paid in full | 14.4% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Making progress | 35.7% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Not making progress | 19.1% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Discharged | 0.2% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Defaulted | 2.1% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| % part-time | 17.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 13.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 2.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 56.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 20.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 3.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 1.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 2.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % women | 51.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % men | 48.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 52.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 4.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 13.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 22.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 1.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 3.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 2.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.
| Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | 24.0% |
| Psychology | 10.9% |
| Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs | 7.8% |
| Health Professions And Related Programs | 7.5% |
| Visual And Performing Arts | 7.3% |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies | 6.5% |
| Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | 5.7% |
| Education | 5.4% |