Cal State Fullerton

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 10,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 165 (98% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,220 (94% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 327 (99% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 33,271
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 99%
From Region 0%
Athletes 348 (1.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 56%
Asian 21%
White 13%
Mixed 4%
Black 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Communications 710 40% 23% 14% 3% 52% 1% $56,259 4 -0.23 60 95%
Human Communication Studies 532 +1 34% 23% 13% 3% 52% 1% $58,807 41 -0.29 65 94% — — — —
Radio-TV-Film 178 +7 58% 23% 16% 2% 50% 1% $48,645 52 -0.06 41 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 632 9% 15% 13% 1% 66% 0% $40,613 0 -1.58 20 88%
Liberal Studies 142 — 18% 15% 13% 1% 65% 0% $52,966 31 -0.42 52 90% — — — —
Child and Adolescent Development 490 +2 6% 15% 13% 1% 66% 0% $37,034 3 -1.92 12 88% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering and Computer Science 851 85% 16% 32% 2% 38% 4% $87,602 86 -1.17 93 96%
Civil Engineering 99 — 76% 12% 16% 3% 58% 5% $83,704 8 -1.23 91 99% — — — —
Computer Engineering 50 +1 76% 18% 32% 0% 36% 6% $95,821 6 -1.00 96 98% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 35 — 97% 17% 29% 3% 34% 6% $96,506 7 -0.97 96 97% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 148 +1 90% 15% 18% 1% 55% 3% $87,775 3 -1.44 93 98% — — — —
Computer Science 519 +1 86% 16% 40% 2% 30% 4% $86,904 8 -1.11 92 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health and Human Development 1,477 30% 14% 24% 3% 52% 0% $58,961 7 -0.85 65 94% 7.6%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 105 +4 8% 14% 9% 3% 69% 0% $56,061 19 -0.78 59 94% 7.6% — — —
Kinesiology 592 +2 55% 14% 24% 3% 51% 1% $53,392 16 -0.98 53 95% — — — —
Nursing 262 — 14% 16% 34% 3% 40% 0% $103,734 90 +1.14 98 95% — — — —
Public Health 313 +3 17% 11% 35% 4% 44% 0% $44,683 2 -1.90 30 94% — — — —
Human Services 205 +2 15% 12% 5% 3% 74% 0% $41,108 7 -1.44 21 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 2,100 29% 16% 12% 3% 62% 0% $51,602 1 -0.64 48 92% 4.9%
American Studies 13 +20 54% 38% 0% 8% 46% 0% $51,550 25 -0.61 48 93% — — — —
Comparative Literature 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,427 44 -0.24 45 94% — — — —
English 124 +3 30% 23% 10% 2% 58% 1% $47,442 26 -0.61 37 90% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 16 +13 19% 0% 19% 6% 75% 0% $45,325 6 -1.11 31 95% — — — —
French 1 +2 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $41,380 3 -1.49 21 85% — — — —
History 102 +1 60% 34% 2% 1% 58% 0% $48,850 16 -0.79 41 91% — — — —
Japanese 13 +2 62% 23% 38% 0% 23% 0% $45,856 10 -1.09 33 — — — — —
Linguistics 15 +2 33% 7% 13% 0% 60% 0% $50,427 23 -0.68 45 94% — — — —
Philosophy 19 +12 68% 26% 11% 0% 47% 0% $48,502 12 -0.97 40 91% — — — —
Religious Studies 4 — 50% 0% 25% 0% 75% 0% $46,694 31 -0.51 35 — — — — —
Spanish 31 +3 23% 3% 6% 0% 87% 0% $41,380 3 -1.49 21 85% — — — —
Women and Gender Studies 11 +4 0% 9% 0% 0% 82% 0% $45,325 7 -1.34 31 95% — — — —
Anthropology 25 +4 28% 16% 8% 0% 72% 0% $46,676 6 -0.93 35 89% — — — —
Geography 11 +1 64% 36% 9% 0% 55% 0% $42,891 1 -2.21 25 96% — — — —
Political Science 88 +2 34% 20% 15% 6% 51% 2% $56,909 9 -1.13 61 95% — — — —
Psychology 986 +10 22% 16% 15% 3% 59% 1% $50,960 29 -0.62 47 91% — — — —
Public Administration 25 +1 52% 12% 16% 0% 72% 0% $64,375 30 -0.58 74 95% — — — —
Social Sciences 13 — 38% 23% 8% 0% 46% 0% $46,846 7 -0.91 36 — — — — —
Sociology 304 +12 26% 13% 12% 3% 64% 1% $52,000 34 -0.44 49 92% 4.9% — — —
Criminal Justice 298 +9 37% 9% 7% 1% 77% 0% $56,547 31 -0.46 61 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics 428 39% 19% 27% 3% 46% 0% $66,602 34 -0.18 77 97%
Chemistry 20 — 60% 20% 25% 5% 35% 0% $61,413 10 -0.98 70 100% — — — —
Earth Science 12 — 58% 42% 8% 0% 33% 0% $57,254 19 -0.71 62 96% — — — —
Geological Sciences 11 +1 55% 27% 0% 0% 64% 0% $57,254 19 -0.71 62 96% — — — —
Mathematics 65 +1 63% 22% 23% 2% 43% 2% $69,255 30 -0.61 80 100% — — — —
Physics 4 +1 75% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $74,834 21 -0.63 85 90% — — — —
Biochemistry 64 — 31% 14% 47% 3% 36% 0% $59,037 8 -1.11 65 93% — — — —
Biological Science 252 +4 31% 17% 25% 3% 51% 0% $68,975 63 +0.29 80 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of the Arts 666 32% 21% 23% 3% 41% 2% $40,523 0 -0.61 19 92%
Art 183 +3 33% 18% 23% 3% 45% 2% $39,952 17 -0.74 18 91% — — — —
Art History 5 +1 0% 40% 0% 0% 40% 0% $39,952 11 -0.92 18 91% — — — —
Dance 13 +2 23% 23% 0% 8% 38% 8% $30,831 2 -1.64 5 97% — — — —
Music 36 +1 56% 19% 25% 0% 42% 3% $41,024 25 -0.62 20 94% — — — —
Music Performance 32 +1 38% 19% 22% 0% 44% 9% $41,024 25 -0.62 20 94% — — — —
Studio Art 302 +5 28% 17% 30% 1% 40% 1% $39,952 17 -0.74 18 91% — — — —
Theatre Arts 95 +1 37% 39% 7% 6% 36% 0% $44,440 58 +0.18 29 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Mihaylo College of Business and Economics 2,206 55% 17% 31% 2% 41% 3% $66,291 33 -0.60 77 94%
Business Administration 2,126 +61 55% 17% 31% 2% 40% 3% $66,320 27 -0.59 77 94% — — — —
Economics 28 +1 86% 25% 25% 0% 46% 4% $72,582 13 -0.96 83 91% — — — —
International Business 52 +2 35% 13% 27% 2% 46% 8% $61,750 8 -0.97 70 85% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,848
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,352
Est. In-State Cost $10,152
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,621
ROI Percentile 66th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 39%
6-Year Graduation Rate 70%
Transfer-Out Rate 2%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 29.5% 2,679 23% 17% 13% 3% 61% 0% $49,563 7 -0.86 43 92% 4.9%
Business & Economics 24.3% 2,206 55% 17% 31% 2% 41% 3% $66,292 16 -0.60 77 94% —
Health Sciences 14.0% 1,272 33% 14% 27% 3% 49% 0% $61,838 5 -0.75 70 94% 7.6%
Arts 9.3% 844 38% 21% 22% 2% 43% 1% $42,236 13 -0.50 23 93% —
Computer Science 5.7% 519 86% 16% 40% 2% 30% 4% $86,904 12 -1.11 92 95% —
Humanities 5.4% 492 34% 21% 10% 2% 62% 0% $49,016 15 -0.71 42 90% —
Engineering 3.7% 332 84% 15% 21% 2% 51% 4% $88,693 3 -1.26 93 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.5% 316 31% 16% 30% 3% 48% 0% $66,962 45 +0.01 77 96% —
Professional 3.3% 298 37% 9% 7% 1% 77% 0% $56,547 14 -0.46 61 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 112 62% 26% 20% 2% 41% 1% $65,589 13 -0.70 76 99% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $10.8M #144 3% $0.0M — — — —
Business & Economics $6.8M #86 0% $0.1M — — — —
Health Sciences $5.2M #161 9% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $4.6M #222 47% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $2.2M #256 67% $0 — — — —
Education $1.6M #197 4% $0 39 #92 — —
Engineering $1.1M #270 38% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $1.0M #232 41% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #307 100% $0 — — — —
Total $33.2M #224 16% $0.1M 39 #286 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 92 $851K $851K $0
Baseball 40 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Soccer 26 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Water Polo 22 $494K $494K $0
Basketball 15 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Golf 10 $598K $598K $0
Total 164 $7.4M $7.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 153 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Soccer 31 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Water Polo 28 $451K $451K $0
Softball 22 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Volleyball 15 $877K $877K $0
Basketball 12 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Golf 8 $522K $522K $0
Tennis 8 $521K $521K $0
Total 184 $7.9M $7.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 245 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Soccer 57 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Water Polo 50 $946K $946K $0
Baseball 40 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Basketball 27 $3.7M $3.7M $0
Softball 22 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Golf 18 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Volleyball 15 $877K $877K $0
Tennis 8 $521K $521K $0
Total 348 $26.4M $26.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 52%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 52% 52% 52%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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