Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Fullerton, CA
Population 10,000,000
Map of the United States

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 1.5%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Communications 710 40% / 60% 1% $51,182 56 92%
Human Communication Studies 532 +1 34% / 66% 1% $53,777 62 93%
Radio-TV-Film 178 +7 58% / 42% 1% $43,428 34 90%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 632 9% / 91% 0% $39,181 22 89%
Child and Adolescent Development 490 +2 6% / 94% 0% $37,034 16 88%
Liberal Studies 142 18% / 82% 0% $46,594 43 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering and Computer Science 851 85% / 15% 4% $91,848 97 96%
Civil Engineering 99 76% / 24% 5% $82,180 93 96%
Computer Engineering 50 +1 76% / 24% 6% $99,996 98 88%
Electrical Engineering 35 97% / 3% 6% $83,870 94 98%
Mechanical Engineering 148 +1 90% / 10% 3% $82,160 93 94%
Computer Science 519 +1 86% / 14% 4% $96,209 98 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health and Human Development 1,477 30% / 70% 0% $57,801 70 95%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 105 +4 8% / 92% 0% $57,884 70 91%
Health Science 3 0% / 100% 0% $51,235 56 93%
Kinesiology 592 +2 55% / 45% 1% $48,354 48 94%
Nursing 262 14% / 86% 0% $102,627 99 98%
Public Health 310 +3 17% / 83% 0% $44,683 38 94%
Human Services 205 +2 15% / 85% 0% $47,685 46
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 2,100 29% / 71% 0% $48,780 50 92%
American Studies 13 +20 54% / 46% 0% $49,082 51 92%
Anthropology 25 +4 28% / 72% 0% $45,641 41 91%
Comparative Literature 1 0% / 100% 0% $38,540 20 80%
English 124 +3 30% / 70% 1% $40,733 26 94%
Ethnic Studies 16 +13 19% / 81% 0% $47,709 47 90%
French 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $40,477 25 96%
Geography 11 +1 64% / 36% 0% $46,309 42 97%
History 102 +1 60% / 40% 0% $44,200 36 98%
Japanese 13 +2 62% / 38% 0% $40,674 26
Linguistics 15 +2 33% / 67% 0% $38,540 20 80%
Philosophy 19 +12 68% / 32% 0% $38,525 20 87%
Political Science 88 +2 34% / 66% 2% $55,029 65 89%
Psychology 986 +10 22% / 78% 1% $50,113 53 90%
Public Administration 25 +1 52% / 48% 0% $60,033 74 96%
Religious Studies 4 50% / 50% 0% $43,123 33
Social Sciences 13 38% / 62% 0% $44,227 36
Sociology 304 +12 26% / 74% 1% $46,637 44 91%
Spanish 31 +3 23% / 77% 0% $40,477 25 96%
Women and Gender Studies 11 +4 0% / 100% 0% $47,709 47 90%
Criminal Justice 298 +9 37% / 63% 0% $51,849 58 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics 428 39% / 61% 0% $68,270 83 97%
Chemistry 20 60% / 40% 0% $56,107 67 97%
Earth Science 12 58% / 42% 0% $69,828 85 96%
Geological Sciences 11 +1 55% / 45% 0% $69,828 85 96%
Mathematics 65 +1 63% / 37% 2% $69,255 84 100%
Physics 4 +1 75% / 25% 0% $74,834 88 90%
Biochemistry 64 31% / 69% 0% $67,330 82 93%
Biological Science 252 +4 31% / 69% 0% $68,975 84 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of the Arts 666 32% / 68% 2% $37,370 17 90%
Art 183 +3 33% / 67% 2% $40,806 26 86%
Art History 5 +1 0% / 100% 0% $40,806 26 86%
Dance 13 +2 23% / 77% 8% $30,831 7 97%
Music 36 +1 56% / 44% 3% $23,297 3 100%
Music Performance 32 +1 38% / 62% 9% $23,297 3 100%
Studio Art 302 +5 28% / 72% 1% $40,806 26 86%
Theatre Arts 95 +1 37% / 63% 0% $30,616 7 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Mihaylo College of Business and Economics 2,206 55% / 45% 3% $62,314 77 85%
Business Administration 2,126 +61 55% / 45% 3% $62,426 77 85%
Economics 28 +1 86% / 14% 4% $75,990 89 94%
International Business 52 +2 35% / 65% 8% $50,409 54 77%

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 69th

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 35.0% 3,171 24% / 76% 0% $47,347 46 91%
Business & Economics 24.3% 2,206 55% / 45% 3% $62,315 77 85%
Health Sciences 14.0% 1,272 33% / 67% 0% $59,432 73 95%
Arts 9.3% 844 38% / 62% 1% $38,648 20 90%
Computer Science 5.7% 519 86% / 14% 4% $96,209 98 97%
Engineering 3.7% 332 84% / 16% 4% $85,032 94 94%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.5% 316 31% / 69% 0% $68,642 84 96%
Professional 3.3% 298 37% / 63% 0% $51,849 58 94%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 112 62% / 38% 1% $67,224 82 98%

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.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind