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California State University, Fullerton Common Data Set 2024-25

CATest policy: Test-blind: SAT/ACT not used in admission (C8 answered No); C8A and C8F blankCompare with other schoolsAP credit

Acceptance rate

90.5%

48,482 of 53,559

Early decision rate

No ED

SAT middle 50%

860–1070

ACT middle 50%

21.5–30

Who got into California State University, Fullerton: GPA and SAT of reported applicants

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Admissions
AppliedC153,559
AdmittedC148,482
EnrolledC16,886
YieldC114.2%
Early decisionC21Not offered
Early actionC22Not offered
Waitlist
Offered a placeC2—
Accepted a placeC2—
Admitted from waitlistC2—
Odds if you stay on the listC2—
Test scores and GPA
Submitted SATC94.3%
Submitted ACTC90.2%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9450–550
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9410–530
Average high school GPAC123.43
GPA of 4.0C111.4%
GPA 3.75–3.99C1116.6%
GPA 3.50–3.74C1123%
GPA below 3.50C1159%
Cost and financial aid
Tuition, in-stateG1$6,450
Tuition, out-of-stateG1$17,010
Required feesG1$1,428
Food and housingG1$19,842
Need fully met (first-years)H29.7%
Average % of need metH290%
Average need-based packageH2$8,692
Average need-based grantH2$5,360
What admissions looks at
  • Rigor of secondary school recordNot considered
  • Class rankNot considered
  • Academic GPAVery important
  • Standardized test scoresNot considered
  • Application essayNot considered
  • Recommendation(s)Not considered
  • InterviewNot considered
  • Extracurricular activitiesNot considered
  • Talent/abilityNot considered
  • Character/personal qualitiesNot considered
  • First generationNot considered
  • Alumni/ae relationNot considered
  • Geographical residenceVery important
  • State residencyVery important
  • Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
  • Volunteer workNot considered
  • Work experienceNot considered
  • Level of applicant's interestNot considered

From item C7.

Outcomes
UndergraduatesB138,597
First-year retentionB2282.4%
4-year graduation rateB—
6-year graduation rateB71.8%
Notes on this filing
  • Year: fall 2024 enrollment and admissions data, so filing year set to 2024-25; G1 costs are for 2025-26 and were marked as not yet final (G, X item).
  • C1: no totals printed; applied, admitted and enrolled are summed from gender columns (53559, 48482, 6886), which match the C1 residency table.
  • C2: waitlist policy checkbox position is unclear and all three waitlist counts and the ranking questions are blank, so all are null.
  • C21/C22: early decision and early action marked No; application and admit counts not printed.
  • C8/C9 inconsistency: C8 says SAT/ACT are not used in admission, but C9 reports 299 SAT and 13 ACT submitters and percentile score ranges.
  • C9: submitting percentages are printed as 0.043 and 0.002 and converted to 4.3 and 0.2.
  • C12: GPA submitting share 0.9378449 converted to 93.78 (rounded to two decimals).
  • C11: pct_below_3_50 is the sum of the printed bands below 3.50 (0.248+0.201+0.135+0.006+0+0=0.59).
  • B4-B11: 2018 cohort used; the 4-year graduation rate is not printed, so grad_rate_4yr is null. Six-year rate taken from the printed total (line H, 0.7183).
  • B22: retention 0.824 converted to 82.4.
  • G1: public institution, so tuition is null and in-state (6450) and out-of-state (17010) are filled from the first-year column; fees 1428 and food/housing 19842 from first-year column.
  • H2: first-time full-time first-year column used. pct_with_need_awarded_aid is not printed, so it is null. pct_need_fully_met computed as 462/4786 = 9.7%.
  • H2 line I: avg_pct_need_met of 0.9 converted to 90.

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California State University, Fullerton admissions FAQ
What is California State University, Fullerton's acceptance rate?
California State University, Fullerton admitted 48,482 of 53,559 first-year applicants for 2024-25, an acceptance rate of 90.5%, according to its Common Data Set.
Does California State University, Fullerton have early decision?
No. California State University, Fullerton does not offer early decision, per its 2024-25 Common Data Set.
What SAT score do you need for California State University, Fullerton?
The middle 50% of California State University, Fullerton's enrolled first-years scored 860–1070 on the SAT and 21.5–30 on the ACT.
How much does California State University, Fullerton cost?
Tuition is $6,450 in-state, plus $19,842 for food and housing, before aid. The average need-based grant is $5,360.
What is California State University, Fullerton's graduation rate?
71.8% of students graduate within six years.

Source: California State University, Fullerton Common Data Set 2024-25 . “—” means the college left the item blank.

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