Colleges / California State University-Fresno
College · Public · Fresno, CA · City
CSU

California State University-Fresno

Fresno, CA

Hispanic-serving
Address5241 N Maple Ave, Fresno, CA 93740
Websitewww.fresnostate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate95%
6-yr median pay$44k
Net price / yr$7k
Undergrad size21,605
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $7k/yr for a shot at a $44k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 95% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

21,605 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $20k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $7k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$80k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$28k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$52k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$7.3k
Tuition · out-of-state
$19.9k
Room & board
$12.0k
Books & supplies
$1,062

How students pay for it.

Pell grants57%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans19%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$15k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention80%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr57%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$44k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$61k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out2%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
21,605
Location
Fresno, CA
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Hispanic63%
  • White14%
  • Asian11%
  • Black3%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Unknown3%
  • International2%
First-gen students53%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time16%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$27k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 81

What you can study.

Colleges / California State University-Fresno
College · Public · Fresno, CA · City
CSU

California State University-Fresno

Fresno, CA

Hispanic-serving
Address5241 N Maple Ave, Fresno, CA 93740
Websitewww.fresnostate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate95%
6-yr median pay$44k
Net price / yr$7k
Undergrad size21,605
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $7k/yr for a shot at a $44k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 95% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

21,605 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $20k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $7k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$80k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$28k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$52k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$7.3k
Tuition · out-of-state
$19.9k
Room & board
$12.0k
Books & supplies
$1,062

How students pay for it.

Pell grants57%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans19%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$15k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention80%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr57%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$44k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$61k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out2%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
21,605
Location
Fresno, CA
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Hispanic63%
  • White14%
  • Asian11%
  • Black3%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Unknown3%
  • International2%
First-gen students53%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time16%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$27k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 81

What you can study.