California State University - Fresno Business Programs

California State University - Fresno is a public institution located in Fresno, California. The location of Fresno State is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

California State University - Fresno Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Fresno State.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#9	Most Popular Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#44	Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Fresno State has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#7	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business	College Factual
#44	Best Value Colleges for General Economics	College Factual
#52	Best Value Colleges for Economics	College Factual
#102	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual
#112	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#132	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual

Where Is California State University - Fresno?

Contact details for Fresno State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5241 N Maple Ave, Fresno, CA 93740
Phone:	559-278-4240
Website:	www.csufresno.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/fresnostate
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/Fresno_State

How Do I Get Into Fresno State?

You can apply to Fresno State online at: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Fresno State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Fresno State?

Since Fresno State has an acceptance rate of 90%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 88%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Average Test Scores

About 97% of students accepted to Fresno State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 560. Math scores were between 440 and 540.

Fresno State received ACT scores from 27% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 21. Math scores were between 16 and 21. Composite scores were between 16 and 21.

Can I Afford California State University - Fresno?

The overall average net price of Fresno State is $22,603. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Fresno State, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $5,081 a year. That adds up to $20,324 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Fresno State is 3.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

California State University - Fresno Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 22,704 undergraduate students at Fresno State, with 19,297 being full-time and 3,407 being part-time.

There are also 2,793 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 19,297 full-time undergraduates at Fresno State, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California State University - Fresno students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2,384
Black or African American	530
Hispanic or Latino	10,983
White	3,324
International Students	947
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,129

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California State University - Fresno. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at California State University - Fresno

In 2019-2020, 25,322 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Fresno State has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Fresno State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California State University - Fresno was 2,593.8%. This is the #58 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Fresno State regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

California State University - Fresno Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	819	81	900
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	113	0	113
General Economics	26	0	26
Agricultural Business	0	0	0
TOTAL	958	81	1,039

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.