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#1230 of 14,131 In the World
#344 of 2,597 In North America
#309 of 2,496 In the United States
#30 of 249 In California
#1 of 3 In Fresno
#238 of 1,028 For Social Work
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate
95%
Aid receiving
89%
Undergraduates
21,354
Graduates
2,645
Male:Female Ratio
39:61
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 29% 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% 96%
Applicants 18,551 7,727 10,824
Admissions 17,703 7,320 10,383
Freshmen enrolled full time 3,236 1,328 1,908
Freshmen enrolled part time 222 92 130

12,144 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

812 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 14189 (59%)
White 4055 (17%)
Asian 2881 (12%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 812 (3%)
Nonresident Alien 716 (3%)
Black or African American 672 (3%)
Two or more races 573 (2%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 32 (0.1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 26 (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
$9,968
Students receiving aid
89%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $5,742$7,176
Tuition in-state $5,742$7,176
Tuition out-of-state $17,622$16,680
Fee in-district $921$921
Fee in-state $921$921
Fee out-of-state $921$921

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 1,221
Combined charge for room and board $10,247
Room charge $5,596
Meal charge $4,651

California State University - Fresno majors

California State University - Fresno has granted 5,123 bachelor's degrees across 65 programs, 794 master's across 44 programs, and 73 doctorate degrees across 3 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 653 71
Psychology, General 547 9
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 529
Criminology 394 6
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General 231 16
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 177 11
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General 140 42
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 157 17
Sociology, General 161
Social Work 111 44
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General 148
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 110
Agribusiness & Agricultural Business Operations 108
History, General 93 10
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 94 7
English Language and Literature, General 89 5
Journalism 90
Animal Sciences, General 88
Civil Engineering, General 70 17
Mechanical Engineering 79
Art & Art Studies, General 65 6
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management 63 8
Agricultural Teacher Education 70
Computer Science 52 13
Child Development 62
Education, General 62
Spanish Language and Literature 53 5
Political Science and Government, General 54
Mathematics, General 45 7
Forensic Psychology 50
Industrial Technology & Technician 35 15
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 46
Food Science 44
Music, General 37 7
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 44
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 27 16
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 25 16
Construction Engineering Technology & Technician 36
Computer Engineering, General 30 4
Physical Therapy & Therapist 34
Special Education and Teaching, General 34
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other 33
Graphic Design 32
Economics, General 30
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 29
Anthropology, General 28
Biochemistry 28
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 28
Philosophy 25
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling & Counselor 25
Community College Administration 23
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 23
Chemistry, General 14 7
Public Health, General 21
Interior Design 20
Viticulture and Enology 19
Education & Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness 17
Engineering, General 17
Linguistics 10 6
Creative Writing 15
Reading Teacher Education 15
Physics, General 5 9
Physical Sciences, General 13
School Psychology 11
Geology & Earth Science, General 7 3
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies 10
African-American & Black Studies 9
Hydrology and Water Resources Science 9
Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, General 8
Surveying Technology & Surveying 7
Architecture 6
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 6
Public Administration 5
Women's Studies 5
Athletic Training & Trainer 4
Apparel and Textiles, General 3
Geography 3
Agricultural & Animal & Plant & Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other 2
Construction Management, General 2
Environmental Science 2
Nutrition Sciences 2
Biotechnology 1
Cognitive Science, General 1
Deaf Studies 1
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 1
French Language and Literature 1
Grand Total 5,123 794 73

California State University - Fresno has a graduation rate of 56%, which is among the 46% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 56% 50% 60%
  • Full-time retention rate - 76%
  • Part-time retention rate - 42%

Publications & Citations

California State University - Fresno has published 9,691 scientific papers with 149,435 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Psychology, Political Science, and Law.

Publications
9,691
Citations
149,435

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
5,487 / 82,352
Biology
4,474 / 83,877
Medicine
4,234 / 74,817
Environmental Science
3,805 / 72,473
Computer Science
3,716 / 59,530
Engineering
3,580 / 59,798
Physics
3,365 / 60,072
Psychology
3,209 / 62,127
Political Science
3,121 / 46,347
Law
2,930 / 44,992
Chemistry
2,913 / 55,226
Sociology
2,659 / 42,579
Philosophy
2,546 / 35,425
Geography and Cartography
2,144 / 41,455
Mathematics
2,121 / 34,209
Quantum and Particle physics
1,967 / 38,405
History
1,934 / 27,435
Geology
1,915 / 40,574
Business
1,912 / 33,573
Pathology
1,624 / 31,388
Economics
1,605 / 23,600
Ecology
1,537 / 32,860
Genetics
1,532 / 26,947
Biochemistry
1,517 / 31,516
Statistics
1,419 / 27,039
Archaeology
1,412 / 24,102
Psychiatry
1,396 / 27,157
Paleontology
1,295 / 28,331
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
1,286 / 21,000
Linguistics
1,231 / 18,497
Art & Design
1,224 / 11,529
Organic Chemistry
1,181 / 21,557
Materials Science
1,166 / 18,615
Social Psychology
1,111 / 29,145
Surgery
1,075 / 15,881
Development Studies
870 / 12,230
Neuroscience
848 / 16,854
Management
840 / 18,082
Botany
786 / 17,653
Optical Engineering
757 / 12,712

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 75 316
1992 98 377
1993 91 344
1994 90 415
1995 116 500
1996 66 465
1997 130 581
1998 92 595
1999 121 705
2000 102 792
2001 134 929
2002 173 1169
2003 176 1430
2004 159 1580
2005 162 1950
2006 146 2197
2007 227 2710
2008 243 2977
2009 268 3801
2010 257 4253
2011 276 4875
2012 296 5808
2013 295 6361
2014 334 6827
2015 308 7500
2016 363 7596
2017 423 7825
2018 455 8881
2019 527 10105
2020 536 11699
2021 538 12652
2022 500 12523
2023 559 12647
Academic rankings

California State University - Fresno alumni

  1. Aaron Judge

    Aaron Judge
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1992-.. (age 32)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    Aaron James Judge is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). A five-time MLB All-Star, Judge was unanimously selected as the American League (AL) Rookie of the Year in 2017 and finished second in voting for the AL Most Valuable Player Award that year. In 2022, he set the AL record for most home runs in a season with 62, breaking the 61-year-old record held by Roger Maris, and winning the AL Most Valuable Player Award. Judge stands 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) tall and weighs 282 pounds (128 kg), making him one of the largest and tallest players in MLB.

  2. Paul George

    Paul George
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1990-.. (age 34)
    Enrolled in California State University - Fresno
    Studied in 2008-2010
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Paul Clifton Anthony George is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "PG-13", he is an 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. Marcus Garvey

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

    Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. 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. Ideologically a black nationalist and Pan-Africanist, his ideas came to be known as Garveyism.

  4. Joe Odagiri

    Joe Odagiri
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    film actormusiciansinger-songwriterscreenwriterdirector
    Biography

    Jō Odagiri (Japanese: 小田切 譲, romanized: Odagiri Jō; born 16 February 1976}}, better known by his stage name Joe Odagiri (オダギリ ジョー, Odagiri Jō), is a Japanese actor. He is most famous for portraying Yusuke Godai, the titular hero of the 2000 tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Kuuga.

All 100 notable alumni

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 2,036
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Moderate 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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