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Cal State Fullerton

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Fullerton, CA
Population 10,000,000
Website http://www.fullerton.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 36,956
Men / Women 44% / 56%
Hispanic 52%
Asian 19%
White 15%
Mixed 4%
Black 3%
International 1%
Native American 0%
From State 99%
From Region 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 41%
Business & Economics 24%
Health Sciences 15%
Arts 8%
Computer Science 5%
Engineering 3%
Life & Natural Sciences 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 1%

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

Admissions

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

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $6M #163
Life & Natural Sciences $11M #240
Engineering, Computing & Math $3M #252
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 39 #279
Life & Natural Sciences 51 #289

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

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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).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Communications 747 38% / 62% 2% $58,581 92%
Human Communication Studies 598 +3 35% / 65% 2% $60,920 76 93%
Radio-TV-Film 149 +5 52% / 48% 1% $49,196 53 90%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 658 9% / 91% 0% $44,487 89%
Child and Adolescent Development 504 +3 8% / 92% 0% $41,953 32 88%
Liberal Studies 154 +1 14% / 86% 0% $52,783 62 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering and Computer Science 759 86% / 14% 6% $103,735 96%
Civil Engineering 92 — 74% / 26% 8% $93,096 97 96%
Computer Engineering 43 +1 86% / 14% 14% $113,278 99 88%
Electrical Engineering 39 — 85% / 15% 15% $95,011 98 98%
Mechanical Engineering 136 — 87% / 13% 4% $93,073 97 94%
Computer Science 449 +1 88% / 12% 4% $108,989 99 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health and Human Development 1,605 31% / 69% 0% $65,689 95%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 135 +11 7% / 93% 1% $65,573 82 91%
Health Science 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $58,041 72 93%
Kinesiology 613 — 50% / 50% 0% $54,777 66 94%
Nursing 290 +2 23% / 77% 1% $116,259 99 98%
Public Health 344 +3 22% / 78% 0% $50,618 57 94%
Human Services 219 +7 16% / 84% 0% $53,155 62 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 2,352 32% / 68% 0% $55,294 92%
American Studies 16 +14 38% / 62% 0% $55,602 67 92%
Anthropology 28 +4 18% / 82% 0% $51,703 59 91%
Comparative Literature 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $43,659 37 80%
Criminal Justice 380 +12 42% / 58% 1% $58,736 73 94%
English 141 +3 33% / 67% 1% $46,143 45 94%
Ethnic Studies 10 +5 30% / 70% 0% $54,046 64 90%
French 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $45,854 44 96%
Geography 19 +1 37% / 63% 0% $52,460 61 97%
History 126 +1 73% / 27% 1% $50,071 55 98%
Japanese 11 +1 73% / 27% 9% $46,907 47 —
Linguistics 14 +1 21% / 79% 0% $43,659 37 80%
Philosophy 22 +3 64% / 36% 0% $43,642 37 87%
Political Science 92 — 58% / 42% 1% $62,338 78 89%
Psychology 1,071 +14 22% / 78% 0% $56,770 69 90%
Public Administration 24 +1 62% / 38% 0% $68,007 84 96%
Religious Studies 2 +4 100% / 0% 0% $48,548 51 —
Social Sciences 39 — 10% / 90% 0% $50,947 58 —
Sociology 322 +8 26% / 74% 0% $52,832 62 91%
Spanish 22 +5 14% / 86% 0% $45,854 44 96%
Women and Gender Studies 11 +2 9% / 91% 0% $54,046 64 90%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics 409 37% / 63% 1% $77,277 97%
Chemistry 22 — 64% / 36% 5% $63,560 80 97%
Earth Science 12 +1 42% / 58% 0% $79,103 92 96%
Geological Sciences 12 — 58% / 42% 0% $79,103 92 96%
Mathematics 63 +1 52% / 48% 0% $78,454 92 100%
Physics 4 +1 100% / 0% 0% $84,774 95 90%
Biochemistry 54 — 39% / 61% 0% $76,273 90 93%
Biological Science 242 +2 29% / 71% 2% $78,137 91 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of the Arts 590 33% / 67% 2% $42,278 90%
Art 145 +2 34% / 66% 1% $46,226 45 86%
Art History 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,226 45 86%
Dance 16 — 6% / 94% 0% $34,926 14 97%
Music 35 — 54% / 46% 3% $26,392 4 100%
Music Performance 32 — 62% / 38% 6% $26,392 4 100%
Studio Art 290 +9 30% / 70% 3% $46,226 45 86%
Theatre Arts 71 +1 28% / 72% 1% $34,683 14 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Mihaylo College of Business and Economics 2,301 56% / 44% 4% $92,084 85%
Business Administration 2,198 +47 55% / 45% 3% $93,104 97 85%
Economics 47 +1 79% / 21% 2% $86,084 95 94%
International Business 56 — 46% / 54% 16% $57,105 70 77%

Rankings

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