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California State University, Fresno

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Fresno, CA
Population 1,000,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 21,070
Men / Women 42% / 58%
Hispanic 58%
White 16%
Asian 13%
Black 3%
Mixed 3%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 37%
Life & Natural Sciences 23%
Business & Economics 18%
Education 11%
Engineering, Computing & Math 5%
Arts 4%
Professional 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,350
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $19,950
Est. In-State Cost $9,508
Est. Out-of-State Cost $25,807
10-Year ROI $229,000
ROI Percentile 90th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 28%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 2%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,604 (99th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 307 (94th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 65%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $4M #239
Humanities & Social Sciences $2M #248
Life & Natural Sciences $8M #272
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Humanities & Social Sciences 28 #335
Life & Natural Sciences 37 #363

Honors College

Name Smittcamp Family Honors College
Students 200 (1%)

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Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology 419 47% / 53% 1% $60,631
Animal Sciences 108 17% / 83% 2% $51,875
Food Science 27 44% / 56% 0% $55,834
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management 63 81% / 19% 0% $69,659
Viticulture and Enology 19 47% / 53% 0% $55,834
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 150 59% / 41% 1% $61,841
Agricultural Teacher Education 52 31% / 69% 0% $68,632
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Humanities 582 48% / 52% 2% $40,827
Communication 77 56% / 44% 1% $43,552
English 58 +1 40% / 60% 3% $37,133
French 1 100% / 0% 0% $49,751
History 83 +2 81% / 19% 1% $42,939
Journalism 79 44% / 56% 6%
Linguistics 11 36% / 64% 0%
Philosophy 24 +2 50% / 50% 0%
Spanish 56 +3 20% / 80% 0% $49,751
Art 79 35% / 65% 4% $35,945
Graphic Design 44 50% / 50% 2% $40,934
Interior Design 12 0% / 100% 0% $40,934
Music 32 69% / 31% 0%
Music Performance 5 80% / 20% 0%
Theatre Arts 21 33% / 67% 5% $26,552
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering and Computer Science 326 84% / 16% 5% $85,174
Civil Engineering 81 78% / 22% 2% $82,489
Computer Engineering 16 88% / 12% 6% $116,042
Computer Science 69 87% / 13% 10% $80,599
Electrical Engineering 23 91% / 9% 9% $94,139
Mechanical Engineering 42 86% / 14% 2% $86,120
Architecture 11 45% / 55% 0%
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 2 50% / 50% 0%
Construction Management 50 90% / 10% 2% $93,073
Industrial Technology/Technician 27 96% / 4% 7% $62,897
Surveying Technology/Surveying 5 80% / 20% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Health and Human Services 911 28% / 72% 1% $67,362
Communication Sciences and Disorders 89 +2 6% / 94% 0% $64,434
Exercise Science 4 100% / 0% 0% $54,202
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 132 +1 14% / 86% 1% $48,808
Health/Medical Physics 4 50% / 50% 25% $40,719
Kinesiology 302 58% / 42% 1% $54,202
Nursing 152 16% / 84% 1% $123,694
Nutrition Sciences 11 9% / 91% 0%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 33 30% / 70% 0% $40,679
Child Development 78 5% / 95% 3%
Deaf Studies 8 0% / 100% 0%
Family and Consumer Sciences 2 0% / 100% 0% $39,203
Social Work 89 9% / 91% 1% $58,575
Apparel and Textiles 7 0% / 100% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Science and Mathematics 319 42% / 58% 1% $49,153
Mathematics 38 +1 47% / 53% 3% $58,016
Physical Sciences 8 50% / 50% 0%
Physics 6 83% / 17% 0%
Biochemistry 34 +1 44% / 56% 0%
Biology 193 37% / 63% 1% $47,923
Chemistry 23 65% / 35% 0% $44,842
Environmental Science 11 18% / 82% 0%
Geosciences 4 75% / 25% 0%
Cognitive Science 2 50% / 50% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Social Sciences 1,854 26% / 74% 1% $46,787
Economics 33 76% / 24% 15% $55,529
African American Studies 5 80% / 20% 0%
Anthropology 14 21% / 79% 0%
Chicano and Latin American Studies 2 +12 50% / 50% 0%
Criminology 351 +2 43% / 57% 0% $37,191
Forensic Psychology 86 +1 17% / 83% 1%
Geography 7 +1 86% / 14% 0% $47,232
Interdisciplinary Studies 74 42% / 58% 1%
Latin American Studies 2 50% / 50% 0%
Political Science 68 +1 37% / 63% 1% $46,154
Psychology 558 +3 19% / 81% 1% $47,357
Social Sciences 14 100% / 0% 0%
Sociology 155 16% / 84% 1% $40,163
Women's Studies 4 +3 0% / 100% 0%
General Education 481 14% / 86% 1% $54,747
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Craig School of Business 708 58% / 42% 5% $80,268
Business Administration 708 58% / 42% 5% $80,268
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Kremen School of Education and Human Development 40 38% / 62% 2% $64,741
Early Childhood Education 5 0% / 100% 0% $37,505
English Education 35 43% / 57% 3% $68,632