Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Fresno, CA
Population 1,000,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 3,604 (99% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 307 (94% 🏖️)

Honors College

Name Smittcamp Family Honors College
Students 200 (1%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 19,277
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 98%
From Region 0%
Athletes 2.8%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 63%
White 15%
Asian 11%
Black 3%
Mixed 3%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology 362 48% / 52% 1% $61,457 76 96%
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 111 66% / 34% 0% $64,957 80 95%
Animal Sciences 97 21% / 79% 1% $54,489 64 98%
Food Science 25 40% / 60% 4% $58,647 71 92%
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management 61 +1 75% / 25% 2% $73,169 87 98%
Viticulture and Enology 14 71% / 29% 7% $58,647 71 92%
Agricultural Teacher Education 54 28% / 72% 0% $55,582 66 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Humanities 551 46% / 54% 1% $43,082 33 91%
Communication 60 40% / 60% 0% $45,747 41 95%
English 44 30% / 70% 0% $39,004 21 90%
French 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $52,258 59 93%
History 90 +1 76% / 24% 0% $45,103 39 94%
Journalism 93 +3 45% / 55% 0% $46,823 44
Linguistics 10 40% / 60% 0% $51,156 56
Philosophy 18 +1 50% / 50% 0% $38,567 20 89%
Spanish 40 32% / 68% 0% $52,258 59 93%
Art 87 33% / 67% 3% $37,756 18 85%
Graphic Design 41 44% / 56% 7% $42,996 33 92%
Interior Design 21 14% / 86% 5% $42,996 33 92%
Music 9 78% / 22% 0% $37,917 19
Music Performance 21 67% / 33% 0% $37,025 17
Theatre Arts 16 +1 44% / 56% 0% $27,890 5 88%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering and Computer Science 392 83% / 17% 3% $85,651 95 97%
Civil Engineering 57 75% / 25% 4% $86,646 95 97%
Computer Engineering 24 92% / 8% 0% $121,889 100 100%
Electrical Engineering 25 92% / 8% 0% $98,883 98 97%
Mechanical Engineering 50 86% / 14% 2% $90,460 96 98%
Computer Science 89 88% / 12% 6% $84,661 94 94%
Architecture 37 59% / 41% 0% $53,871 62
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 11 55% / 45% 0% $54,126 63
Construction Management 55 87% / 13% 2% $97,764 98 100%
Industrial Technology/Technician 25 96% / 4% 8% $66,067 81 97%
Surveying Technology/Surveying 19 89% / 11% 0% $82,308 93 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health and Human Services 919 25% / 75% 1% $60,655 75 94%
Nutrition Sciences 18 28% / 72% 0% $66,976 82 100%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 92 5% / 95% 0% $57,754 70 93%
Exercise Science 52 50% / 50% 0% $53,408 61 94%
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 120 16% / 84% 1% $51,267 56 82%
Health/Medical Physics 4 25% / 75% 0% $42,770 32 91%
Kinesiology 222 53% / 47% 1% $53,408 61 94%
Nursing 153 17% / 83% 1% $105,267 99 99%
Public Health 5 0% / 100% 0%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 22 32% / 68% 0% $42,729 32 98%
Child Development 102 1% / 99% 2% $45,854 41
Deaf Studies 18 17% / 83% 0% $44,559 37
Family and Consumer Sciences $41,178 27 88%
Social Work 101 13% / 87% 1% $48,896 50 98%
Apparel and Textiles 10 40% / 60% 0% $49,970 53
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science and Mathematics 311 39% / 61% 1% $50,565 55 91%
Chemistry 14 43% / 57% 7% $47,101 45 90%
Geosciences 7 43% / 57% 0% $54,516 64
Mathematics 35 51% / 49% 0% $60,939 75 100%
Physical Sciences 10 30% / 70% 0% $59,927 74
Physics 8 88% / 12% 0% $59,847 73
Biochemistry 39 31% / 69% 0% $35,556 14 94%
Biology 183 +1 36% / 64% 1% $50,338 54 89%
Environmental Science 10 50% / 50% 0% $48,253 48
Cognitive Science 5 20% / 80% 0% $78,582 91
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Social Sciences 1,724 24% / 76% 1% $47,759 47 94%
Economics 30 63% / 37% 17% $58,327 71 95%
African American Studies 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $43,770 35
Anthropology 15 +1 60% / 40% 0% $44,807 38 96%
Chicano and Latin American Studies 3 +11 33% / 67% 33% $43,794 35
Forensic Psychology 69 +1 23% / 77% 0% $53,687 62
Geography 4 50% / 50% 0% $49,612 52 100%
Interdisciplinary Studies 70 50% / 50% 6% $49,336 51
Latin American Studies +1 $43,888 35
Political Science 56 +3 45% / 55% 0% $48,480 49 92%
Psychology 526 +6 20% / 80% 1% $49,743 52 94%
Social Sciences 28 29% / 71% 0% $43,875 35
Sociology 132 24% / 76% 2% $42,187 30 92%
Women's Studies 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $47,092 45
General Education 486 12% / 88% 0% $51,041 56 94%
Criminology 300 +1 34% / 66% 1% $39,065 21 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Craig School of Business 649 55% / 45% 3% $60,880 75 92%
Business Administration 649 55% / 45% 3% $60,880 75 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Kremen School of Education and Human Development 35 29% / 71% 0% $55,119 65 97%
Early Childhood Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $39,395 22 89%
English Education 34 29% / 71% 0% $55,582 66 97%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,722
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,224
Est. In-State Cost $9,989
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,455
ROI Percentile 66th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 28%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
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 30.1% 1,490 29% / 71% 1% $47,715 47 94%
Business & Economics 14.2% 701 55% / 45% 3% $60,201 74 92%
Health Sciences 13.1% 648 30% / 70% 1% $65,904 81 93%
Education 11.6% 575 14% / 86% 0% $51,716 57 94%
Professional 8.1% 399 48% / 52% 2% $50,907 55 96%
Agriculture & Food Science 6.8% 336 50% / 50% 1% $62,304 77 96%
Arts 5.1% 253 43% / 57% 3% $41,912 29 88%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.5% 222 35% / 65% 1% $47,741 47 90%
Engineering 3.2% 156 84% / 16% 2% $95,251 98 98%
Computer Science 1.8% 89 88% / 12% 6% $84,661 94 94%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 74 50% / 50% 1% $57,459 69 97%

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $3.5M #102 22% $0.4M
Life & Natural Sciences $2.5M #241 71% $0.0M
Engineering $2.4M #238 46% $0.0M
Physical Sciences & Math $2.2M #282 72% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.5M #283 10% $0.1M
Health Sciences $1.2M #230 12% $0
Computer Science $0.6M #255 75% $0
Education $0.2M #333 78% $0 28 #154
Business & Economics $0 #456 $0
Total $14.2M #278 44% $0.4M 28 #337

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

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 65% 65% 65%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind