California State University

Fullerton, CA · Public research
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Acceptance rate
88.1%
48,716 admitted
SAT · 50th
950
Range 850–1060
6-yr grad
67.9%
Retention 84.2%
Undergrads
40,705
26:1 S-F
Admissions
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88.7% / 83.7%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications55,289
Overall admit rate88.1%
In-state admit rate88.7%
Out-of-state admit rate83.7%
Enrolled6,787 · 13.9% yield
Test scores
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950
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 850–1060 · 5.6% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W430490543
Math410450530
Comp8509501060
ACT
255075
Comp172225
Cost & aid
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$6,838
in-state tuition
out-of-state $18,142
Tuition (in-state)$6,838
Tuition (out-of-state)$18,142
Fees$1,678
Room & board$20,384
Books$1,078
Avg need-based grant$12,019
% need met63.0%
Academics
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26 : 1
student-faculty ratio
84.2% retention
Student-faculty26 : 1
Retention84.2%
4-year graduation38.2%
6-year graduation67.9%
Enrollment
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40,705
undergraduates
0.6% out-of-state · 25 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates40,705
First-year6,787
Transfer5,061
Full-time83%
Female55%
Out-of-state0.6%
International (freshmen)25
Rankings
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#6
U.S. News & World Report
Top Performers on Social Mobility — National Universities
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Universities#626
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Bachelor's/Master's)#4626
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#6526
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#7026
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#11826
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#11826
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#13926
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R2 Research University
Carnegie Classification
54 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR2 Research University54
Federal designationHispanic-Serving Institution47
Athletic conferenceBig West Conference10
Athletic divisionNCAA D142
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.
Application timeline & requirements
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no application-fee data
Admissions URLwww.calstate.edu/apply
Admissions emailadmissions@fullerton.edu
Admissions phone657-278-3100
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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California State U…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
California State University CA · Public45.4%—36K
California State Polytechnic University CA · Public74.0%—25K
California State University CA · Public91.2%—22K
California State University CA · Public92.5%—32K
University of California CA · Public86.1%—24K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — California State University-Fullerton

13 years of California State University-Fullerton's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.