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California State University, Fullerton

Basic Information

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 36,956
Men / Women 44% / 56%
Hispanic 52%
Asian 19%
White 15%
Mixed 4%
Black 3%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 41%
Business & Economics 24%
Life & Natural Sciences 18%
Engineering, Computing & Math 9%
Arts 8%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,470
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,070
Est. In-State Cost $9,663
Est. Out-of-State Cost $25,963
10-Year ROI $245,000
ROI Percentile 92th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 165 (98th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,220 (94th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 327 (99th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 52%
Yield (Unbound) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $6M #164
Life & Natural Sciences $11M #246
Engineering, Computing & Math $3M #256
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Humanities & Social Sciences 39 #287
Life & Natural Sciences 51 #310

Honors College

Standardized Tests — Test Blind

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Communications 747 38% / 62% 2% $61,191
Human Communication Studies 598 +3 35% / 65% 2% $65,591
Radio-TV-Film 149 +5 52% / 48% 1% $43,536
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education 658 9% / 91% 0% $64,118
Child and Adolescent Development 504 +3 8% / 92% 0% $69,438
Liberal Studies 154 +1 14% / 86% 0% $46,711
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering and Computer Science 759 86% / 14% 6% $95,550
Civil Engineering 92 74% / 26% 8% $86,481
Computer Engineering 43 +1 86% / 14% 14% $109,138
Computer Science 449 +1 88% / 12% 4% $100,575
Electrical Engineering 39 85% / 15% 15% $90,104
Mechanical Engineering 136 87% / 13% 4% $82,365
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Health and Human Development 1,605 31% / 69% 0% $75,324
Communication Sciences and Disorders 135 +11 7% / 93% 1% $67,616
Health Science 4 50% / 50% 0% $51,364
Kinesiology 613 50% / 50% 0% $49,901
Nursing 290 +2 23% / 77% 1% $148,607
Public Health 344 +3 22% / 78% 0% $62,152
Human Services 219 +7 16% / 84% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 2,352 32% / 68% 0% $49,835
American Studies 16 +14 38% / 62% 0% $49,205
Anthropology 28 +4 18% / 82% 0% $45,755
Comparative Literature 1 100% / 0% 0% $38,636
Criminal Justice 380 +12 42% / 58% 1% $51,979
English 141 +3 33% / 67% 1% $46,267
Ethnic Studies 10 +5 30% / 70% 0% $47,828
French 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $40,579
Geography 19 +1 37% / 63% 0% $46,425
History 126 +1 73% / 27% 1% $50,798
Japanese 11 +1 73% / 27% 9%
Linguistics 14 +1 21% / 79% 0% $38,636
Philosophy 22 +3 64% / 36% 0%
Political Science 92 58% / 42% 1% $55,166
Psychology 1,071 +14 22% / 78% 0% $50,239
Public Administration 24 +1 62% / 38% 0% $60,183
Religious Studies 2 +4 100% / 0% 0%
Social Sciences 39 10% / 90% 0%
Sociology 322 +8 26% / 74% 0% $46,754
Spanish 22 +5 14% / 86% 0% $40,579
Women and Gender Studies 11 +2 9% / 91% 0% $47,828
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics 409 37% / 63% 1% $68,933
Mathematics 63 +1 52% / 48% 0%
Physics 4 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Biochemistry 54 39% / 61% 0% $67,498
Biological Science 242 +2 29% / 71% 2% $69,148
Chemistry 22 64% / 36% 5%
Earth Science 12 +1 42% / 58% 0% $70,003
Geological Sciences 12 58% / 42% 0% $70,003
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of the Arts 590 33% / 67% 2% $37,595
Art 145 +2 34% / 66% 1% $40,908
Art History 1 0% / 100% 0% $40,908
Dance 16 6% / 94% 0%
Music 35 54% / 46% 3% $23,356
Music Performance 32 62% / 38% 6% $23,356
Studio Art 290 +9 30% / 70% 3% $40,908
Theatre Arts 71 +1 28% / 72% 1% $30,693
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Mihaylo College of Business and Economics 2,301 56% / 44% 4% $81,490
Business Administration 2,198 +47 55% / 45% 3% $82,393
Economics 47 +1 79% / 21% 2% $76,181
International Business 56 46% / 54% 16% $50,535