California State University - Fullerton Business Programs

California State University - Fullerton is a public institution located in Fullerton, California. Cal State Fullerton is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

California State University - Fullerton 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 Cal State Fullerton.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Most Popular International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#73	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Economics	College Factual
#135	Highest Paid Accounting Graduates	College Factual
#162	Highest Paid Accounting Graduates	College Factual
#217	Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	College Factual
#218	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual

Where Is California State University - Fullerton?

Contact details for Cal State Fullerton are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	800 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92831-3599
Phone:	657-278-2593
Website:	www.fullerton.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/CSUFofficial
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/csuf

How Do I Get Into Cal State Fullerton?

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

Admission Requirements for Cal State Fullerton

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 Cal State Fullerton?

With an acceptance rate of 68%, Cal State Fullerton does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 63%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Average Test Scores

About 97% of students accepted to Cal State Fullerton submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 590. Math scores were between 500 and 590.

Cal State Fullerton received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 18 and 23.

Can I Afford California State University - Fullerton?

The overall average net price of Cal State Fullerton is $30,990. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Cal State Fullerton, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $5,718 a year. That adds up to $22,872 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Cal State Fullerton is 2.5%. 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 - Fullerton Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 36,975 undergraduate students at Cal State Fullerton, with 29,721 being full-time and 7,254 being part-time.

There are also 5,076 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 29,721 full-time undergraduates at Cal State Fullerton, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6,432
Black or African American	584
Hispanic or Latino	14,364
White	4,867
International Students	1,631
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,843

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California State University - Fullerton. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 95 countries are represented at Cal State Fullerton. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Kuwait.

Online Learning at California State University - Fullerton

In 2019-2020, 42,003 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of Cal State Fullerton

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California State University - Fullerton was 410.6%. This is the #164 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Cal State Fullerton 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 - Fullerton Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	2,451	137	2,588
General Economics	73	0	73
International Business/Trade/Commerce	72	0	72
Accounting	0	49	49
Taxation	0	15	15
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	7	7
TOTAL	2,596	208	2,804

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.