Apply to California State University-Fresno

Application Fee

$55

Graduate Application Fee

$55

Acceptance Rate

58%

Yield (Enrollment Rate)

32%

Freshmen Enrollment

3,334

SAT Scores

1,035

ACT Scores

2020 Acceptance Rate

A total of 18,123 students have applied and 10,501 students have allowed to admit to California State University-Fresno (Acceptance rate: 57.94%). The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 31.75 % where 3,334 students have finally enrolled out of 10,501 admitted students.

The acceptance rate of the school is lower (tighter to admit) compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as University of Maryland-Baltimore County and Kennesaw State University, its acceptance rate is lower (difficult to get in) (the average acceptance rate of the schools is 76.20%).

The yield of the school is higher (more admitted-students enrolled) compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings, its yield is lower (admitted, but not enrolled) (average yield is 31.80%).

Admission Statistics Charts

2020 Test Scores Comparison

For the academic year 2019-2020, the average SAT score is 1,035 and the average ACT score is 19 over scores submitted by enrolled first-time students. Compared to similar schools in college rankings, the admission score of California State University-Fresno is average than the schools (average score is 1,213). You can check and compare the SAT and ACT scores by subject with tables and charts.

SAT/ACT Scores Comparison
	SAT Average	ACT Average
California State University-Fresno	1,035	19
Similarly Colleges in Rankings	1,188	25
All U.S. Colleges	1123	68
Public, 4-Years Colleges	1112	67
4-Years Colleges	1124	68
Public, 4-Years Colleges in California	1167	70

SAT/ACT Scores by Subject

At California State University-Fresno, 3,235 students submitted SAT scores (97% of enrolled students).

The average SAT score is about 1,035 and it is average than average for Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. The following table shows the SAT average scores by subject and 25^th/75^th percentile.

SAT Scores by Subject
	25^th percentile	75^th percentile
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	470	570
Mathematics	470	560
Total	940	1,130

At California State University-Fresno, 1,002 students submitted ACT scores (30% of enrolled students).

The average ACT score is about 19 and it is lower than average for Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. The next table shows the ACT average scores by subject and 25^th/75^th percentile.

ACT Scores by Subject
	25^th percentile	75^th percentile
Reading	16	22
English	15	22
Mathematics	16	22
Total	47	66

Admission Requirements

The following table summarizes the admission requirement to apply to California State University-Fresno. The school requires 4 items to submit - Secondary school GPA, Secondary school record, Completion of college-preparatory program and Admission test scores.

Admission Requirements for Applying to California State University-Fresno
Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school rank	Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school record	Required
Completion of college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission test scores	Required
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	Neither required nor recommended
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended