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 142 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general education.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Fresno State is ranked #645 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Fresno State also holds the #81 spot on the Best Colleges in California ranking.
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With an acceptance rate of 95%, Fresno State has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
The student to faculty ratio at California State University - Fresno is 21 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
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 55%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 76% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like California State University - Fresno enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Fresno State is 19%. That's 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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,638 | $5,206 | $8,131 | $12,374 | $15,989 |
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 15% of students took out student loans averaging $5,178 a year. That adds up to $20,712 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Fresno State is 2.0%. 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 | 726 | $42,657 |
| General Psychology | 561 | $27,557 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 529 | $25,349 |
| Criminology | 405 | $31,224 |
| Health & Physical Education | 247 | $26,931 |
| Nursing | 188 | $96,890 |
| Communication Sciences | 182 | $22,463 |
| General Biology | 174 | $27,014 |
| Sociology | 164 | $30,378 |
| Social Work | 155 | $31,986 |
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 2022-2023, 12,956 students took at least one online class at California State University - Fresno. This is a decrease from the 21,163 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 12,956 | 812 |
| 2021-2022 | 21,163 | 3,207 |
| 2020-2021 | 25,322 | 24,324 |
| 2018-2019 | 6,244 | 231 |
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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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