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2021 Rankings for California State University - Fullerton

Learn how Cal State Fullerton ranks across all of College Factual's rankings including Best Colleges Nationwide, Best Colleges for Your Money, Best Colleges in California and the region, and Best Majors. You can select an alternate year 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017

Top 2021 Rankings For California State University - Fullerton

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  • Most Popular for Communication & Media Studies (ranked 1 out of 1250)
  • Most Popular for Business Administration & Management (ranked 4 out of 2353)
  • Most Popular for Communication & Journalism (ranked 3 out of 1500)
  • Most Popular for Fine & Studio Arts (ranked 3 out of 1364)
  • Most Popular for Teacher Education Grade Specific (ranked 4 out of 1538)

A more complete picture of where California State University - Fullerton is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2021 Badges Awarded page.

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All 2021 Rankings For California State University - Fullerton

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  • Non-Traditional Students
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Top Quality Overall
better
worse
Nationwide
542 of 1715
Far Western US
71 of 173
California
49 of 116
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
better
worse
Nationwide
 
773 of 1472
Far Western US
54 of 142
California
22 of 90
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
better
worse
Nationwide
 
742 of 1472
Far Western US
47 of 142
California
25 of 90
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
better
worse
Nationwide
283 of 1472
Far Western US
16 of 142
California
16 of 90
Diversity
better
worse
Overall
989 of 3515
Ethnic
631 of 3790
Male / Female
1047 of 3789
Location
 
2081 of 3515
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
39 of 47
Best Value
23 of 47
Most Popular
12 of 580
Most Focused
163 of 581
Highest Paid Grads
 
56 of 82
Area Studies
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
39 of 47
Best Value
23 of 47
Most Popular
9 of 363
Most Focused
106 of 363
Highest Paid Grads
 
37 of 48
Ethnic Studies
better
worse
Most Popular
20 of 466
Most Focused
 
242 of 466
Highest Paid Grads
 
39 of 49
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked
247 of 651
Best Value
250 of 637
Most Popular
114 of 1719
Most Focused
 
1300 of 1720
Highest Paid Grads
22 of 675
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
44 of 64
Best Value
 
32 of 63
Most Popular
25 of 608
Most Focused
 
361 of 608
Highest Paid Grads
12 of 64
General Biology
better
worse
Most Popular
105 of 1638
Most Focused
 
1310 of 1638
Business, Management & Marketing
better
worse
Top Ranked
354 of 1152
Best Value
474 of 1035
Most Popular
10 of 2857
Most Focused
585 of 2851
Highest Paid Grads
616 of 1326
Business Administration & Management
better
worse
Top Ranked
124 of 955
Best Value
190 of 876
Most Popular
4 of 2353
Most Focused
232 of 2404
Highest Paid Grads
415 of 1083
International Business
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
48 of 64
Best Value
 
44 of 61
Most Popular
13 of 396
Most Focused
196 of 396
Highest Paid Grads
 
56 of 65
Communication & Journalism
better
worse
Top Ranked
121 of 585
Best Value
133 of 567
Most Popular
3 of 1500
Most Focused
71 of 1501
Highest Paid Grads
254 of 657
Communication & Media Studies
better
worse
Top Ranked
93 of 504
Best Value
103 of 490
Most Popular
1 of 1250
Most Focused
56 of 1242
Highest Paid Grads
151 of 537
Radio, Television & Digital Communication
better
worse
Most Popular
12 of 383
Most Focused
98 of 383
Highest Paid Grads
 
54 of 101
Computer & Information Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked
117 of 512
Best Value
77 of 448
Most Popular
96 of 2313
Most Focused
 
1468 of 2316
Highest Paid Grads
164 of 621
Computer Science
better
worse
Top Ranked
65 of 209
Best Value
36 of 200
Most Popular
23 of 777
Most Focused
301 of 778
Highest Paid Grads
 
115 of 217
Education
better
worse
Most Popular
8 of 1905
Most Focused
850 of 1885
Teacher Education Grade Specific
better
worse
Most Popular
4 of 1538
Most Focused
464 of 1560
Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
207 of 323
Best Value
 
194 of 319
Most Popular
75 of 997
Most Focused
329 of 998
Highest Paid Grads
 
195 of 343
Civil Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
99 of 183
Best Value
61 of 182
Most Popular
18 of 282
Most Focused
 
161 of 282
Highest Paid Grads
 
94 of 186
Computer Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
64 of 102
Best Value
33 of 99
Most Popular
46 of 304
Most Focused
 
175 of 304
Highest Paid Grads
 
90 of 108
Electrical Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
128 of 199
Best Value
 
110 of 196
Most Popular
67 of 390
Most Focused
 
287 of 390
Highest Paid Grads
 
165 of 206
Mechanical Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
147 of 274
Best Value
99 of 272
Most Popular
36 of 374
Most Focused
 
260 of 374
Highest Paid Grads
 
146 of 278
English Language & Literature
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
258 of 430
Best Value
 
298 of 416
Most Popular
39 of 1548
Most Focused
 
867 of 1549
Highest Paid Grads
 
422 of 509
General English Literature
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
236 of 440
Best Value
 
272 of 426
Most Popular
23 of 1429
Most Focused
684 of 1432
Highest Paid Grads
 
395 of 467
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
124 of 185
Best Value
 
115 of 183
Most Popular
77 of 1114
Most Focused
 
659 of 1114
Highest Paid Grads
93 of 206
East Asian Languages
better
worse
Most Popular
 
91 of 144
Most Focused
 
140 of 144
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
better
worse
Most Popular
77 of 348
Most Focused
 
264 of 348
Romance Languages
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
105 of 151
Best Value
 
101 of 151
Most Popular
64 of 877
Most Focused
 
612 of 877
Highest Paid Grads
 
81 of 160
Health Professions
better
worse
Top Ranked
328 of 853
Best Value
 
445 of 753
Most Popular
31 of 2793
Most Focused
 
2033 of 2796
Highest Paid Grads
 
747 of 1050
Allied Health Professions
better
worse
Most Popular
 
1095 of 1325
Most Focused
 
1320 of 1325
Communication Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
39 of 65
Best Value
 
45 of 64
Most Popular
4 of 282
Most Focused
120 of 281
Highest Paid Grads
23 of 68
Health Sciences & Services
better
worse
Top Ranked
28 of 76
Best Value
 
39 of 74
Most Popular
6 of 492
Most Focused
133 of 490
Highest Paid Grads
 
61 of 87
Nursing
better
worse
Top Ranked
56 of 723
Best Value
111 of 649
Most Popular
139 of 1977
Most Focused
 
1813 of 1978
Highest Paid Grads
49 of 840
Public Health
better
worse
Most Popular
 
330 of 396
Most Focused
 
391 of 396
History
better
worse
Top Ranked
116 of 309
Best Value
98 of 302
Most Popular
23 of 1402
Most Focused
 
722 of 1404
Highest Paid Grads
120 of 331
History
better
worse
Top Ranked
115 of 313
Best Value
97 of 306
Most Popular
23 of 1402
Most Focused
 
722 of 1404
Highest Paid Grads
120 of 331
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
better
worse
Top Ranked
123 of 503
Best Value
199 of 446
Most Popular
31 of 1834
Most Focused
 
1033 of 1831
Highest Paid Grads
304 of 617
Criminal Justice & Corrections
better
worse
Top Ranked
98 of 503
Best Value
171 of 445
Most Popular
25 of 1773
Most Focused
 
958 of 1773
Highest Paid Grads
288 of 605
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
better
worse
Top Ranked
144 of 306
Best Value
 
209 of 289
Most Popular
679 of 2025
Most Focused
 
1658 of 2025
Highest Paid Grads
 
288 of 354
Liberal Arts General Studies
better
worse
Top Ranked
135 of 306
Best Value
 
203 of 289
Most Popular
679 of 2025
Most Focused
 
1658 of 2025
Highest Paid Grads
 
288 of 354
Mathematics & Statistics
better
worse
Most Popular
130 of 1438
Most Focused
 
1103 of 1438
Mathematics
better
worse
Most Popular
95 of 1383
Most Focused
 
1003 of 1382
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
better
worse
Top Ranked
157 of 417
Best Value
 
269 of 409
Most Popular
7 of 1228
Most Focused
422 of 1220
Highest Paid Grads
 
330 of 430
Health & Physical Education
better
worse
Top Ranked
106 of 394
Best Value
 
199 of 387
Most Popular
4 of 1143
Most Focused
367 of 1131
Highest Paid Grads
 
301 of 400
Philosophy & Religious Studies
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
35 of 44
Best Value
 
23 of 43
Most Popular
75 of 1011
Most Focused
 
729 of 1011
Highest Paid Grads
9 of 51
Philosophy
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
29 of 40
Best Value
13 of 38
Most Popular
63 of 803
Most Focused
 
585 of 803
Highest Paid Grads
7 of 42
Religious Studies
better
worse
Most Popular
124 of 541
Most Focused
 
489 of 541
Physical Sciences
better
worse
Most Popular
104 of 1381
Most Focused
 
957 of 1382
Chemistry
better
worse
Most Popular
116 of 1229
Most Focused
 
999 of 1229
Geological & Earth Sciences
better
worse
Most Popular
42 of 489
Most Focused
 
302 of 489
Physics
better
worse
Most Popular
130 of 819
Most Focused
 
678 of 819
Psychology
better
worse
Top Ranked
206 of 782
Best Value
211 of 748
Most Popular
10 of 1695
Most Focused
579 of 1699
Highest Paid Grads
 
506 of 882
General Psychology
better
worse
Top Ranked
189 of 779
Best Value
196 of 744
Most Popular
7 of 1556
Most Focused
500 of 1563
Highest Paid Grads
 
457 of 814
Public Administration & Social Service
better
worse
Top Ranked
63 of 341
Best Value
103 of 322
Most Popular
8 of 1127
Most Focused
471 of 1128
Highest Paid Grads
33 of 374
Human Services
better
worse
Most Popular
6 of 343
Most Focused
153 of 343
Public Administration
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
18 of 30
Best Value
 
17 of 28
Most Popular
23 of 138
Most Focused
 
91 of 138
Highest Paid Grads
 
17 of 33
Social Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked
200 of 558
Best Value
161 of 539
Most Popular
58 of 1547
Most Focused
625 of 1548
Highest Paid Grads
283 of 592
Anthropology
better
worse
Top Ranked
61 of 125
Best Value
39 of 123
Most Popular
27 of 542
Most Focused
 
291 of 542
Highest Paid Grads
52 of 128
Economics
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
189 of 276
Best Value
129 of 273
Most Popular
181 of 817
Most Focused
 
628 of 817
Highest Paid Grads
72 of 280
Geography & Cartography
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
46 of 61
Best Value
 
52 of 61
Most Popular
98 of 355
Most Focused
 
280 of 355
Highest Paid Grads
 
55 of 66
Political Science & Government
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
211 of 367
Best Value
 
191 of 358
Most Popular
100 of 1220
Most Focused
 
841 of 1220
Highest Paid Grads
 
229 of 376
Sociology
better
worse
Top Ranked
90 of 356
Best Value
68 of 347
Most Popular
5 of 1111
Most Focused
144 of 1100
Highest Paid Grads
122 of 372
Visual & Performing Arts
better
worse
Top Ranked
127 of 510
Best Value
114 of 483
Most Popular
20 of 2020
Most Focused
569 of 2022
Highest Paid Grads
 
285 of 547
Dance
better
worse
Most Popular
47 of 299
Most Focused
 
203 of 299
Drama & Theater Arts
better
worse
Top Ranked
25 of 173
Best Value
19 of 168
Most Popular
17 of 966
Most Focused
342 of 968
Highest Paid Grads
51 of 179
Fine & Studio Arts
better
worse
Top Ranked
66 of 332
Best Value
67 of 321
Most Popular
3 of 1364
Most Focused
147 of 1367
Highest Paid Grads
69 of 343
Music
better
worse
Top Ranked
 
93 of 143
Best Value
 
101 of 140
Most Popular
36 of 1237
Most Focused
 
692 of 1238
Highest Paid Grads
 
138 of 148
Men's Sports
better
worse
Men's Baseball (D1)
 
140 of 271
Men's Basketball (D1)
 
199 of 324
Men's Soccer (D1)
 
144 of 188
Women's Sports
better
worse
Women's Basketball (D1)
 
274 of 324
Women's Soccer (D1)
 
203 of 306
Women's Softball (D1)
 
140 of 273
Women's Volleyball (D1)
 
256 of 307
Veterans
better
worse
Overall
62 of 2102
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
26 of 47
Area Studies
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
26 of 47
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
173 of 648
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
29 of 63
Business, Management & Marketing
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
396 of 1178
Business Administration & Management
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
87 of 978
International Business
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
52 of 62
Communication & Journalism
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
75 of 581
Communication & Media Studies
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
42 of 499
Computer & Information Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
96 of 525
Computer Science
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
37 of 208
Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
201 of 322
Civil Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
84 of 183
Computer Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
52 of 100
Electrical Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
124 of 200
Mechanical Engineering
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
124 of 275
English Language & Literature
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
249 of 423
General English Literature
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
219 of 432
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
103 of 185
Romance Languages
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
82 of 150
Health Professions
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
402 of 874
Communication Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
36 of 65
Health Sciences & Services
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
31 of 75
Nursing
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
25 of 744
History
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
73 of 304
History
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
70 of 308
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
214 of 515
Criminal Justice & Corrections
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
168 of 511
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
231 of 304
Liberal Arts General Studies
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
200 of 304
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
180 of 414
Health & Physical Education
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
122 of 392
Philosophy & Religious Studies
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
32 of 43
Philosophy
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
25 of 39
Psychology
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
135 of 779
General Psychology
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
104 of 775
Public Administration & Social Service
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
76 of 342
Public Administration
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
22 of 30
Social Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
138 of 552
Anthropology
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
47 of 121
Economics
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
117 of 275
Geography & Cartography
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
53 of 59
Political Science & Government
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
147 of 362
Sociology
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
47 of 351
Visual & Performing Arts
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
77 of 508
Drama & Theater Arts
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
16 of 171
Fine & Studio Arts
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
30 of 331
Music
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
89 of 143
Non-Traditional Students
better
worse
Overall
16 of 2192
Business, Management & Marketing
better
worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students
215 of 962
Top Ranked Online
124 of 474
Most Popular Online
6 of 1154
Business Administration & Management
better
worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students
32 of 836
Top Ranked Online
29 of 380
Most Popular Online
4 of 930
Social Sciences
better
worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students
65 of 430
Top Ranked Online
18 of 98
Most Popular Online
8 of 245
Sociology
better
worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students
15 of 319
Top Ranked Online
4 of 44
Most Popular Online
1 of 101
International Quality
better
worse
OVERALL
285 of 1232
Brazil
239 of 490
Canada
310 of 691
China
232 of 842
France
 
181 of 321
Germany
68 of 409
Hong Kong
 
141 of 204
India
130 of 662
Indonesia
 
134 of 221
Iran
 
159 of 270
Italy
 
170 of 226
Japan
122 of 449
Jordan
 
109 of 152
Kuwait
38 of 193
Malaysia
 
179 of 244
Mexico
 
214 of 338
Mongolia
 
49 of 76
Nepal
 
228 of 371
Netherlands
 
92 of 124
Nigeria
 
293 of 475
Pakistan
 
188 of 315
Philippines
 
108 of 142
Saudi Arabia
131 of 551
South Korea
187 of 596
Sweden
83 of 178
Taiwan
139 of 371
Thailand
 
153 of 249
Turkey
 
199 of 281
United Arab Emirates
 
70 of 101
United Kingdom
264 of 556
Vietnam
117 of 511
International Value
better
worse
OVERALL
68 of 1204
Brazil
109 of 477
Canada
123 of 677
China
88 of 820
France
48 of 314
Germany
17 of 401
Hong Kong
30 of 200
India
56 of 641
Indonesia
21 of 217
Iran
67 of 262
Italy
49 of 222
Japan
53 of 441
Jordan
53 of 147
Kuwait
18 of 189
Malaysia
86 of 241
Mexico
100 of 331
Mongolia
20 of 74
Nepal
152 of 361
Netherlands
29 of 124
Nigeria
194 of 463
Pakistan
59 of 308
Philippines
35 of 140
Saudi Arabia
67 of 540
South Korea
75 of 582
Sweden
28 of 175
Taiwan
33 of 362
Thailand
41 of 242
Turkey
76 of 273
United Arab Emirates
18 of 98
United Kingdom
104 of 544
Vietnam
37 of 497
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