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California State University, Fresno is one of the leading colleges in California with the acceptance rate of 60%. Deadlines for application are Regular - November 30 . For more information, call 559-278-2048 .

15482 Enrolled 60% Acceptance Rate 16 - 22 SAT Range
Admissions
Academics
Tuition & Aid
Student Body
Campus Life
Careers

Admissions

  • Overview

    • Applicants: 15,482
    • Average HS GPA: 3.33
    • Acceptance Rate: 60%

  • GPA Breakdown

    • 19% — 3.75 - 3.99
    • 17% — 3.50 - 3.74
    • 19% — 3.25 - 3.49
    • 23% — 3.00 - 3.24
    • 21% — 2.50 - 2.99
    • 1% — 2.00 - 2.49

  • SAT & ACT Test Scores

    SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    400 - 510
    SAT Math 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    410 - 530
    ACT Composite Scores 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    16 - 22

  • Deadlines

    Regular
    November 30

Academics

  • Majors

    AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE OPERATIONS, AND RELATED SCIENCES.
    Agricultural and Food Products Processing.
    Agricultural Business and Management, General.
    Agriculture, General.
    Agronomy and Crop Science.
    Animal Health.
    Animal Sciences, General.
    Dairy Science.
    Food Science.
    Horticultural Science.
    Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management.
    Plant Sciences, General.
    AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES.
    African-American/Black Studies.
    Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies.
    Women's Studies.
    BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
    Anatomy.
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
    Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other.
    Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology.
    Ecology.
    Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography.
    Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology.
    Microbiology, General.
    Molecular Biology.
    Physiology, General.
    BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Accounting and Finance.
    Accounting.
    Business Administration and Management, General.
    Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.
    Business/Commerce, General.
    Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies.
    Finance, General.
    Human Resources Development.
    Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General.
    International Business/Trade/Commerce.
    Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management.
    Management Information Systems and Services, Other.
    Management Information Systems, General.
    Marketing/Marketing Management, General.
    Real Estate.
    COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Mass Communication/Media Studies.
    COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Computer and Information Sciences, General.
    Computer Science.
    Information Science/Studies.
    CONSTRUCTION TRADES.
    Building/Property Maintenance.
    EDUCATION.
    Agricultural Teacher Education.
    Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services.
    Curriculum and Instruction.
    Education, General.
    Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness.
    Educational Evaluation and Research.
    Educational Leadership and Administration, General.
    Music Teacher Education.
    Physical Education Teaching and Coaching.
    Reading Teacher Education.
    Special Education and Teaching, General.
    Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor.
    ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES AND ENGINEERING-RELATED FIELDS.
    Civil Engineering Technology/Technician.
    Construction Engineering Technology/Technician.
    Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician.
    Industrial Technology/Technician.
    Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician.
    Surveying Technology/Surveying.
    ENGINEERING.
    Civil Engineering, General.
    Civil Engineering, Other.
    Computer Engineering, General.
    Computer Engineering, Other.
    Construction Engineering.
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering
    Engineering, General.
    Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.
    Industrial Engineering.
    Mechanical Engineering.
    Surveying Engineering.
    ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS.
    English Language and Literature, General.
    FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/HUMAN SCIENCES.
    Child Development.
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.
    Family Resource Management Studies, General.
    Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General.
    FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS.
    French Language and Literature.
    Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General.
    Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
    Linguistics.
    Spanish Language and Literature.
    HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Clinical/Medical Social Work.
    Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other.
    Communication Sciences and Disorders, General.
    Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling.
    Environmental Health.
    Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.
    Health/Health Care Administration/Management.
    Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling.
    Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene.
    Physical Therapy/Therapist.
    Pre-Nursing Studies.
    Public Health, General.
    Public Health, Other.
    Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist.
    Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor.
    HISTORY.
    History, General.
    HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
    Corrections.
    Criminal Justice/Safety Studies.
    LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES.
    Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
    MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS.
    Mathematics, General.
    Mathematics, Other.
    MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
    Natural Sciences.
    NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION.
    Environmental Studies.
    PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES.
    Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General.
    Health and Physical Education/Fitness, Other.
    Kinesiology and Exercise Science.
    Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General.
    Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.
    PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES.
    Philosophy.
    Religion/Religious Studies.
    PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
    Chemistry, General.
    Chemistry, Other.
    Geology/Earth Science, General.
    Physical Sciences.
    Physics, General.
    Physics, Other.
    PSYCHOLOGY.
    Psychology, General.
    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS.
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other.
    Public Administration.
    Social Work, Other.
    Social Work.
    SOCIAL SCIENCES.
    Anthropology, Other.
    Anthropology.
    Criminology.
    Economics, General.
    Economics, Other.
    Geography, Other.
    Geography.
    International Relations and Affairs.
    Political Science and Government, General.
    Political Science and Government, Other.
    Sociology.
    VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
    Acting.
    Dance, General.
    Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
    Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other.
    Fine/Studio Arts, General.
    Graphic Design.
    Interior Design.
    Music Performance, General.
    Music Theory and Composition.
    Music, General.
    Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology.

  • Degrees

    • Bachelor's
    • Doctoral/Research
    • Master's
    • Post-Bachelor's certificate
    • Post-Master's certificate

  • Prominent Alumni

    Eli Whitney
    Inventor
    Christine Cassidy
    SR VP & Chief Community Officer @ Fallon Health
    Ryan Canuel
    Digital Games and Software Applications
    Robert Goddard
    Professor, Physicist, and Inventor
    Edward Fendell
    NASA Johnson Space Center
    Colleen Barrett
    President Emeritus Southwest Airlines
    Jacob Knight (nee Roger Jaskoviak)
    Artist

Tuition & Aid

  • Dates

    Notification Date
    Apr 1

  • Required Forms

    • FAFSA

  • Expenses per Academic Year

    Tuition
    $5472
    Required Fees
    $790
    Average Cost for Books and Supplies
    $1256
    Tuition / Fees Vary by Year of Study
    No
    Board for Commuters
    N/A
    Transportation for Commuters
    $1092
    On-Campus Room and Board
    $10550

  • Available Aid

    Financial Aid Methodology
    Federal
    Scholarships and Grants Need-Based
    • Need-Based College/University Scholarship or Grant Aid from Institutional Funds
    • Need-Based Federal Pell
    • Need-Based Private Scholarships
    • Need-Based SEOG
    • Need-Based State Scholarships
    Federal Direct Student Loan Programs
    • Direct PLUS Loans
    • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
    • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
    Federal Family Education Loan Programs (FFEL)
    • Federal Nursing Loans
    • Federal Perkins Loans
    Is Institutional Employment Available (other than Federal Work Study)
    Yes
    Direct Lender
    Yes

  • Financial Aid Rating

    • Financial Aid Rating 83/99

Student Body

  • Student Body Profile

    Total Undergraduate Enrollment
    19132
    Foreign Countries Represented
    116

  • Demographics

    • Asian 15.3%
    • African-American 4.74%
    • Hispanic 38.28%
    • Caucasian 29.57%
    • Male 43%
    • Female 57%
    • Аre out of state 86

Campus Life

  • Campus Life

    Undergrads living on campus
    5%
    Help finding off-campus housing
    Yes
    Quality of life rating 22/99
    First-Year Students living on campus
    N/A
    Campus Environment
    Large Urban
    Fire safety rating
    N/A

  • Special Needs Admissions

    College Entrance Tests Required
    Yes
    Interview Required
    No

  • Student Activities

    Registered Student Organizations
    250
    Number of Honor Societies
    21
    Number of Social Sororities
    13

  • Sports

    Athletic Division
    Division I
    Men's Sports (Crimson) (8)
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Cheerleading
    • Cross Country
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Outdoor
    Women's Sports (Crimson) (14)
    • Basketball
    • Cheerleading
    • Cross Country
    • Diving
    • Equestrian Sports
    • Golf
    • Lacrosse
    • Light Weight Football
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Swimming
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Outdoor
    • Volleyball

  • Student Services

    Health
    LGBT Support Groups
    Minority Support Groups
    Army ROTC Offered on-campus Air Force ROTC Offered on-campus

  • Sustainability

    California State University—Fresno is an impressive green campus in an impressively green state. The university's Henry Madden Library features electronic compact bookshelves, high definition flat screens, and plush study rooms. But it’s the building’s cutting-edge sustainable design that makes it the most environmentally friendly structure on campus. The building features one of the largest collections of movable stacks in the country, which helps to minimize the overall carbon footprint of the library; centralized HVAC; compact fluorescent lighting; a motion sensor activated lighting system; furniture made from recycled materials; and building materials that were sourced from local manufacturers. The now “trayless” dining hall is chipping in too, providing biodegradable plates, napkins, cups, and cutlery which are all composted at a nearby farm. Not too far away is the campus’ newly renovated Peace Garden, which contains native species that require minimal irrigation and help reduce campus water use. A solar photovoltaic canopy parking structure on campus is the largest photovoltaic paneled parking installation at a U.S. university. The system provides 20 percent of CSU Fresno’s core campus power and offsets 950 metric tons of carbon monoxide emissions—the equivalent of planting more than 24,300 trees or eliminating 200 vehicles from the road a year! The university established the International Center for Water Technology (ICWT) to help develop ways to utilize water more efficiently. For example, they are installing new water mains that will provide non-potable water to campus irrigation systems. Students in the agricultural and food sciences have the opportunity to test high tech irrigation methods, including computer-operated drip and microsprinklers.

    Green rating
    60

  • Campus Security Report

    Campus Security Report
    The Jeanne Clery Act requires colleges and universities to disclosetheir security policies, keep a public crime log, publish an annualcrime report and provide timely warnings to students and campusemployees about a crime posing an immediate or ongoing threat tostudents and campus employees.
    Please visit The Princeton Review’s page on campus safety foradditional resources: http://www.princetonreview.com/safety
    The Princeton Review publishes links directly to each school's CampusSecurity Reports where available. Applicants can also access allschool-specific campus safety information using the Campus Safety andSecurity Data Analysis Cutting Tool provided by the Office ofPostsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education:https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/

  • Other Information

    Campus-wide Internet Network
    Yes
    % of Classrooms with Wireless Internet
    100

Careers

  • Graduation Rates

    Graduate in 4 years
    N/A
    Graduate in 5 years
    N/A
    Graduate in 6 years
    N/A

  • Career Services

    On-Campus Job Interviews Available
    N/A
    Career Services
    • N/A
    Opportunities at School
    • N/A

  • ROI & Outcomes

    Information from PayScale:
    Starting Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Starting Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Percent High Job Meaning
    N/A
    Percent STEM
    N/A
    • Return on Investment (ROI) rating 0/99

    Contact & Visit

    • Campus Tours

      Campus Visiting Center
      • Appointment Required: Yes
      • Dates: Year-round
      • Times: Varies
      • Average Length: Varies
      Campus Tours
      • N/A

    • On Campus Interview

      Campus Interviews
      No
      Information Sessions
      Available
      Times
      N/A
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