by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
California State University - Fresno was awarded 436 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general health services/allied health/health sciences.
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College Factual ranked Fresno State as #431 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Fresno State held the #493 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 168 colleges in California, Fresno State is ranked at #74.
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Because it has a high acceptance rate of 97%, some consider Fresno State to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
At California State University - Fresno, the student to faculty ratio is 22 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at California State University - Fresno is 56%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
California State University - Fresno has a freshmen retention rate of 77%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 16% for first-time, full-time students at Fresno State, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 22,704 undergraduates at Fresno State with 19,297 being full-time and 3,407 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,859 | $4,655 | $8,030 | $12,789 | $16,254 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Fresno State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Fresno State, approximately 12% of students took out student loans averaging $4,809 a year. That adds up to $19,236 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Fresno State is 3.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Fresno State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5241 N Maple Ave, Fresno, CA 93740 |
| Phone: | 559-278-4240 |
| Website: | www.fresnostate.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 819 | $40,249 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 534 | $20,210 |
| General Psychology | 465 | $24,024 |
| Criminology | 397 | $30,453 |
| Health & Physical Education | 267 | $24,810 |
| Nursing | 154 | $84,004 |
| Sociology | 147 | $26,801 |
| General Biology | 141 | $26,673 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 132 | $37,414 |
| Social Work | 130 | $31,549 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 21,163 students took at least one online class at California State University - Fresno. This is a decrease from the 25,322 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 21,163 | 3,207 |
| 2019-2020 | 25,322 | 24,324 |
| 2018-2019 | 6,776 | 232 |
| 2017-2018 | 6,244 | 231 |
| 2016-2017 | 7,199 | 296 |
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Footnotes
*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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