Fresno City Rankings and Evaluation

Community Colleges

#40 in Community Colleges

Fresno City College is ranked 40^th in Community Colleges.

The following statements evaluate Fresno City College by comparing key academic facts to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

Its tuition & fees of $8,638 is very inexpensive compared to similar schools.
It has very large number of students of 28,071.
The financial aid amount ($5,057) is much higher.
It offers very diverse area of study (232 programs).

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees of Fresno City are $8,638 (out-of-state rate) and it is very inexpensive compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

Fresno City College $8,638

All U.S. Colleges $17,692

Public, 4-Years Colleges $18,895

4-Years Colleges $22,926

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California $20,072

Graduation Rate

The average graduation rate at Fresno City is 24% and it is lower (less completion rate) compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

Fresno City College 24%

All U.S. Colleges 56%

Public, 4-Years Colleges 48%

4-Years Colleges 51%

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California 54%

Transfer-out Rate

The average transfer-out rate at Fresno City is 6% and it is lower (small number of students transferred-out) compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

Fresno City College 6%

All U.S. Colleges 21%

Public, 4-Years Colleges 23%

4-Years Colleges 24%

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California 8%

Student Population

The total student population at Fresno City is 28,071 and its population very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

Fresno City College 28,071

All U.S. Colleges 2,931

Public, 4-Years Colleges 11,396

4-Years Colleges 4,686

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California 20,004

Financial Aid Amount

The average amount of financial aid received at Fresno City is $5,057 which is 58.54% of tuition & fees. The rate of the financial aid over its tuition is much higher compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

Fresno City College $5,057

All U.S. Colleges $7,676

Public, 4-Years Colleges $7,301

4-Years Colleges $12,161

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California $9,399

Student to Faculty Ratio

The students to faculty ratio at Fresno City is 29 to 1 and the ratio is extremely higher (many students per class/faculty) compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.