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California State University - Fullerton Overview

California State University - Fullerton is a public institution located in Fullerton, California. Cal State Fullerton is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is California State University - Fullerton Known For?

9,260 Undergraduate Awards

$30,990 Avg Cost After Aid

67% Acceptance Rate

The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Cal State Fullerton.
In a recent academic period50% of the faculty were full-time.
After graduation, Cal State Fullerton bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $62,951 a year. That's about 54% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is California State University - Fullerton?

Contact details for Cal State Fullerton are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92832-3599
Phone:	657-278-2593
Website:	www.fullerton.edu

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How Do I Get Into Cal State Fullerton?

You can apply to Cal State Fullerton online at: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Cal State Fullerton

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Cal State Fullerton?

67% Acceptance Rate

60% Of Accepted Are Women

With an acceptance rate of 67%, Cal State Fullerton does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 64%, and the acceptance rate for women is 69%.

Can I Afford California State University - Fullerton?

$30,990 Net Price

23% Take Out Loans

The overall average net price of Cal State Fullerton is $30,990. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Cal State Fullerton, approximately 23% of students took out student loans averaging $5,834 a year. That adds up to $23,336 over four years for those students.

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California State University - Fullerton Undergraduate Student Diversity

29,721 Full-Time Undergraduates

59% Women

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 36,975 undergraduate students at Cal State Fullerton, with 29,721 being full-time and 7,254 being part-time.

There are also 5,076 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 29,721 full-time undergraduates at Cal State Fullerton, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California State University - Fullerton students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6,432
Black or African American	584
Hispanic or Latino	14,364
White	4,867
International Students	1,631
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,843

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California State University - Fullerton. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 95 countries are represented at Cal State Fullerton. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Kuwait.

California State University - Fullerton Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	2,134	0	128	0	2,262
General Psychology	992	0	36	0	1,028
Communication & Media Studies	647	0	35	0	682
Health & Physical Education	542	0	23	0	565
Computer Science	371	0	102	0	473
Fine & Studio Arts	433	0	6	0	439
Nursing	333	0	31	54	418
Teacher Education Grade Specific	399	0	9	0	408
Public Health	361	0	20	0	381
Sociology	367	0	8	0	375
Criminal Justice & Corrections	339	0	0	0	339
Human Services	264	0	0	0	264
General Biology	211	0	12	0	223
Communication Sciences	150	1	34	0	185
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	154	0	0	0	154
General English Literature	140	0	11	0	151
Mechanical Engineering	127	0	21	0	148
General Education	0	0	146	0	146
Liberal Arts General Studies	141	0	0	0	141
Computer Engineering	48	0	90	0	138
History	116	0	22	0	138
Political Science & Government	120	0	7	0	127
Instructional Media Design	0	0	117	0	117
Drama & Theater Arts	99	0	13	0	112
Civil Engineering	84	0	24	0	108
Social Work	0	0	104	0	104
Music	61	5	30	0	96
Educational Administration	0	0	51	29	80
Electrical Engineering	66	0	7	0	73
Mathematics	51	0	15	0	66
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	62	0	0	0	62
International Business	59	0	0	0	59
Environmental Engineering	0	0	55	0	55
Romance Languages	43	0	10	0	53
Economics	41	0	10	0	51
Anthropology	41	0	9	0	50
Accounting	0	0	48	0	48
Student Counseling	0	0	48	0	48
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	46	0	46
Public Administration	24	0	19	0	43
Area Studies	27	0	12	0	39
Special Education	0	0	38	0	38
Computer Information Systems	0	0	31	0	31
Chemistry	23	0	7	0	30
Geological & Earth Sciences	27	0	2	0	29
Ethnic Studies	26	0	0	0	26
General Social Sciences	25	0	0	0	25
Geography & Cartography	23	0	2	0	25
Statistics	0	0	23	0	23
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	15	0	6	0	21
Taxation	0	0	20	0	20
Philosophy	20	0	0	0	20
Physics	9	0	11	0	20
Health Sciences & Services	17	0	0	0	17
East Asian Languages	15	0	0	0	15
Allied Health Professions	0	0	15	0	15
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	13	0	13
Dance	12	0	0	0	12
Design & Applied Arts	0	12	0	0	12
Gerontology	0	0	9	0	9
Teaching English or French	0	4	2	0	6
Religious Studies	1	0	0	0	1
Biotechnology	0	0	0	0	0
General Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Other Health Professions	0	0	0	0	0
Natural Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Community Organization & Advocacy	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	9,260	22	1,538	83	10,903

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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