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#1097 of 14,131 In the World
#318 of 2,597 In North America
#287 of 2,496 In the United States
#30 of 249 In California
#1 of 3 In Fresno
#276 of 1,063 For Social Work
Top50% For 112 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate
95%
Aid receiving
88%
Undergraduates
21,954
Graduates
2,473
Male:Female Ratio
40:60
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
csufresno.edu

California State University - Fresno Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

California State University - Fresno has an acceptance rate of 95% and is among the 30% of the easiest universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 95% 95% 95%
Applicants 21,521 9,290 12,231
Admissions 20,501 8,821 11,680
Freshmen enrolled full time 3,307 1,306 2,001
Freshmen enrolled part time 284 139 145

13,004 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

855 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Hispanic 15002 (62%)
White 3765 (15%)
Asian 2801 (11%)
Black or African American 720 (3%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 703 (3%)
Nonresident Alien 696 (3%)
Two or more races 633 (3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 32 (0.1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 28 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$12,326
Students receiving aid
88%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $6,084$7,608
Tuition in-state $6,084$7,608
Tuition out-of-state $18,684$17,688
Fee in-district $1,266$1,257
Fee in-state $1,266$1,257
Fee out-of-state $1,266$1,257

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 1,356
Combined charge for room and board $10,871
Room charge $5,937
Meal charge $4,934

California State University - Fresno majors

California State University - Fresno has granted 5,159 bachelor's degrees across 70 programs, 725 master's across 45 programs, and 65 doctorate degrees across 4 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at California State University - Fresno.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Business Administration and Management, General 708 73
Psychology, General 558 9
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 481
Criminology 351 11
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General 302 15
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 193 24
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 152 7
Sociology, General 155
Agribusiness & Agricultural Business Operations 150
Social Work 89 45
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General 132
Animal Sciences, General 108
History, General 83 15
Civil Engineering, General 81 10
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General 89
Computer Science 69 19
Forensic Psychology 86
Art & Art Studies, General 79 6
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 77 3
Journalism 79
Child Development 78
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 74
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 74
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management 63 6
Political Science and Government, General 68
Spanish Language and Literature 56 11
English Language and Literature, General 58 7
Education, General 61
Construction Engineering Technology & Technician 50 6
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 46 10
Agricultural Teacher Education 52
Industrial Technology & Technician 27 25
Mathematics, General 38 8
Graphic Design 44
Mechanical Engineering 42
Music, General 32 9
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 35
Biochemistry 34
Chemistry, General 23 10
Economics, General 33
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 33
Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 33
Physical Therapy & Therapist 32
Food Science 27
Philosophy 24
Special Education and Teaching, General 24
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 23
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 21
Public Administration 19
Viticulture and Enology 19
Community College Administration 18
Computer Engineering, General 16 2
Agriculture, General 16
Reading Teacher Education 16
Anthropology, General 14
Linguistics 11 3
Social Sciences, General 14
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other 13
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 12
Interior Design 12
Physics, General 6 6
Architecture 11
Creative Writing 11
Environmental Science 11
Nutrition Sciences 11
School Psychology 11
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 5 5
Geology & Earth Science, General 4 6
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling & Counselor 10
Athletic Training & Trainer 8
Deaf Studies 8
Physical Sciences, General 8
Apparel and Textiles, General 7
Geography 7
Agricultural & Animal & Plant & Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other 6
Engineering, General 6
African-American & Black Studies 5
Biotechnology 5
Education & Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness 5
Music Performance, General 5
Nursing Practice 5
Public Health, General 5
Surveying Technology & Surveying 5
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 4
Health & Medical Physics 4
Women's Studies 4
Hydrology and Water Resources Science 3
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 2
Cognitive Science, General 2
Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, General 2
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies 2
Latin American Studies 2
French Language and Literature 1
Grand Total 5,159 725 65

California State University - Fresno has a graduation rate of 57%, which is among the 43% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 57% 49% 62%
  • Full-time retention rate - 82%
  • Part-time retention rate - 43%

Publications & Citations

California State University - Fresno has published 11,338 scientific papers with 232,397 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Psychology, Political Science, and Chemistry.

Publications
11,338
Citations
232,397

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
6,244 / 128,803
Biology
5,133 / 126,031
Medicine
4,867 / 114,125
Environmental Science
4,374 / 118,526
Engineering
4,167 / 102,419
Computer Science
4,162 / 98,275
Physics
3,930 / 104,188
Psychology
3,618 / 88,436
Political Science
3,551 / 69,768
Chemistry
3,367 / 87,001
Law
3,319 / 67,356
Sociology
3,002 / 58,438
Philosophy
2,805 / 50,798
Geography and Cartography
2,452 / 69,424
Quantum and Particle physics
2,336 / 72,530
Mathematics
2,321 / 49,691
Geology
2,157 / 67,977
History
2,153 / 49,508
Business
2,151 / 49,038
Pathology
1,838 / 41,954
Economics
1,800 / 33,683
Ecology
1,768 / 45,624
Genetics
1,763 / 36,043
Biochemistry
1,714 / 39,518
Archaeology
1,611 / 45,991
Psychiatry
1,580 / 36,733
Statistics
1,540 / 38,956
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
1,424 / 29,735
Paleontology
1,407 / 50,022
Materials Science
1,373 / 38,656
Linguistics
1,371 / 26,135
Art & Design
1,333 / 18,318
Organic Chemistry
1,314 / 30,180
Surgery
1,239 / 21,094
Social Psychology
1,234 / 41,615
Development Studies
991 / 17,270
Neuroscience
958 / 22,272
Management
927 / 25,297
Botany
901 / 24,838
Education Majors
850 / 12,944

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 99 483
1994 96 551
1995 116 690
1996 73 623
1997 126 795
1998 101 771
1999 119 916
2000 107 1113
2001 147 1226
2002 189 1566
2003 187 1939
2004 178 2073
2005 187 2621
2006 189 2990
2007 255 3755
2008 300 4560
2009 323 5400
2010 286 6057
2011 300 7224
2012 326 8669
2013 305 9963
2014 371 10083
2015 362 10856
2016 380 10759
2017 437 10851
2018 508 11821
2019 537 13382
2020 557 15668
2021 550 16751
2022 563 15997
2023 644 16666
2024 513 16192
2025 400 13960
Academic rankings

California State University - Fresno alumni

  1. Aaron Judge

    Aaron Judge
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1992-.. (age 34)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    Aaron James Judge is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is a seven-time MLB All-Star and three-time American League (AL) Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) winner. He holds the AL record for most home runs in a season with 62. He stands 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) tall and weighs 282 pounds (128 kg), making him one of the tallest and largest players in MLB. He is considered by some to be among the best power hitters and right-handed batters of all time.

  2. Paul George

    Paul George
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1990-.. (age 36)
    Enrolled in California State University - Fresno
    Studied in 2008-2010
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Paul Clifton Anthony George Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "PG-13", he is a nine-time NBA All-Star and six-time member of the All-NBA Team, as well as a four-time member of the NBA All-Defensive Team.

  3. Edward James Olmos

    Edward James Olmos
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1947-.. (age 79)
    Occupations
    actortelevision actordirectorfilm actorfilm director
    Biography

    Edward James Olmos is a Mexican-American actor and director. He is best known for his roles as Detective Gaff in Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in Miami Vice (1984–1989), high school math teacher Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver (1988), Montoya Santana in American Me (1992) (which he also directed), William Adama in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009), and the voice of Mito in the 2005 English dub of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.

  4. Marcus Garvey

    Marcus Garvey
    Born in
    Jamaica Flag Jamaica
    Years
    1887-1940 (aged 53)
    Occupations
    religious leaderentrepreneursociologistprinterpolitician
    Biography

    Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. ONH was a Jamaican political activist. He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL, commonly known as UNIA), through which he declared himself Provisional President of Africa. Garvey was ideologically a black nationalist and Pan-Africanist. His ideas came to be known as Garveyism.

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General info

Alternative names Fresno State
Founded 1911
Motto Lucem Accipe Ut Reddas
Receive the light that you may give it forth.
Colors cardinal, blue
Academic calendar August to May (August - December; January-May)
Total FTE staff 2,053
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 5241 N Maple Ave
Fresno, California, 93740
United States
City population 542,000
Phone 5592784240

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