74.5% / 67.3%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications48,258
Overall admit rate74.0%
In-state admit rate74.5%
Out-of-state admit rate67.3%
Enrolled4,004 · 11.2% yield
Admitted from waitlist58 of 1,152
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsGeography, State residency
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
$6,838
in-state tuition
out-of-state $20,968
Tuition (in-state)$6,838
Tuition (out-of-state)$20,968
Fees$1,727
Room & board$16,909
Books$1,112
Avg need-based grant$12,646
% need met65.2%
Avg debt at graduation$20,083
#3
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical (Bachelor/Master)
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical (Bachelor/Master)#326
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Computer (Bachelor/Master)#326
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Civil (Bachelor/Master)#426
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Electrical/Electronic/Communications (Bachelor/Master)#526
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#2226
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#8926
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#14426
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Master's University (Larger)
Carnegie Classification
27 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationMaster's University (Larger)27
Federal designationHispanic-Serving Institution47
Athletic conferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association2
Athletic divisionNCAA D210
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingCalifornia colleges41
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$70
application fee
waivable
Regular decision12/2 → May 1
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyNot used for admission
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 2 Sci, 2 SciLab, 2 FL, 1 SS, 1 Hist
Admissions URLhttps://www.calstate.edu/apply/Pages/def…
Admissions emailadmissions@cpp.edu
Admissions phone909-869-5299
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
California State U…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
California State University CA · Public88.1%95040K
California State University CA · Public45.4%—36K
California State University CA · Public91.2%—22K
California Polytechnic State University CA · Public30.0%133022K
University of California CA · Public86.1%—24K
California State University CA · Public92.5%—32K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.