California State University-Fullerton

Fullerton, California · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · Suburb: Large

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The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $5,115. 68% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $69,015 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $13,594.

Average net price
$5,115
per year Verified data
Completion rate
68%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$69,015
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$13,594
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$7,952
Out-of-state tuition and fees$21,272
Average cost of attendance$17,787
Books and supplies$1,030
Room and board, on campus$21,157
Average net price, all aided students$5,115
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$2,620
Average net price, family income over $110,000$14,753

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
91%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
Data unavailable
ACT composite range, middle 50%
Data unavailable
Undergraduate enrollment
38,546
Graduate enrollment
4,902
Students receiving Pell grants
53%
Student to faculty ratio
26 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time68%
Completion within normal time38%
First-year retention (full-time)82%
Median federal debt, graduates$13,594
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$154
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$18,031
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry75%
1 year after completion$44,704
4 years after completion$63,753
6 years after entry$54,356
8 years after entry$62,689
10 years after entry$69,015
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $69,015; the middle half earned $44,140 to $95,962. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at California State University-Fullerton

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

133 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Bachelor's degree (62)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
32$44,837$18,000
Applied Mathematics
CIP 27.03
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Area Studies
CIP 05.01 · No credentials fully online
30$32,943Suppressed for privacy
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
CIP 50.10
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
54$43,901$13,126
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
244Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Botany/Plant Biology
CIP 26.03
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
2,245$55,060$13,313
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
CIP 26.04
$37,176$17,316
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
22$37,661$16,000
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08 · No credentials fully online
92$73,973$11,000
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
146$36,334$11,000
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
601$43,310$12,437
Community Organization and Advocacy
CIP 44.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · No credentials fully online
44$57,140$20,163
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
450$66,678$15,062
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
392$41,640$12,000
Dance
CIP 50.03 · No credentials fully online
16$29,111Suppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
72$23,349$14,792
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.03 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
CIP 26.13
$39,027$18,750
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
48$51,587$15,000
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
39$79,893$21,619
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
144$31,757$15,992
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
28$35,010$22,941
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
447$28,901$14,928
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
20$45,212Suppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
25$48,818$21,249
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
CIP 51.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CIP 51.00 · No credentials fully online
4$38,412Suppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
127$32,968$15,000
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07
$41,114$12,466
Human Services, General
CIP 44.00 · No credentials fully online
226$39,019$12,800
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04
$61,915$12,000
International Business
CIP 52.11 · No credentials fully online
56$50,495$14,900
Leisure and Recreational Activities
CIP 36.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
155$32,889$13,669
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13
$60,906$15,000
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
64Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
136$73,880$14,000
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
67$25,043$27,000
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
25$34,825Suppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
92$32,934$12,200
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
1,085$35,532$12,250
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
25$46,239$11,375
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
347$42,323$12,000
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · No credentials fully online
154$32,283$13,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
292$110,306$19,000
Religion/Religious Studies
CIP 38.02 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
29$39,257Suppressed for privacy
Social Sciences, General
CIP 45.01 · All credentials fully online
39Suppressed for privacy$24,121
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · Some credentials fully online
330$40,907$12,500
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
613$32,809$11,480
Statistics
CIP 27.05
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
507$33,776$12,016
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13
$27,439$16,250
Visual and Performing Arts, General
CIP 50.01
Suppressed for privacy$11,000
Post-baccalaureate certificate (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (61)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
33$76,938Suppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Applied Mathematics
CIP 27.03
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Area Studies
CIP 05.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biotechnology
CIP 26.12 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
152$106,759Suppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08 · No credentials fully online
20$87,852Suppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28
$64,633Suppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
34$79,451Suppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
27$58,593Suppressed for privacy
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · Some credentials fully online
98$116,189Suppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
243$103,288Suppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
63Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
13$37,586Suppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online
36Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
74$63,297Suppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · All credentials fully online
129$80,784Suppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
12$108,857Suppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
18$47,556Suppressed for privacy
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
CIP 14.14 · All credentials fully online
48$88,094Suppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
6$39,035Suppressed for privacy
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
CIP 16.99
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Gerontology
CIP 30.11 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
32$40,843Suppressed for privacy
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13
$93,973Suppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
23$99,407Suppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15
$61,418Suppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
28$33,393Suppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
12$65,933Suppressed for privacy
Natural Sciences
CIP 30.18 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
32Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
CIP 44.99
$79,768Suppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
28$65,219Suppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
20$117,148Suppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
105$73,879Suppressed for privacy
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
CIP 13.09
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
36$80,432Suppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
20$45,794Suppressed for privacy
Statistics
CIP 27.05 · No credentials fully online
15$85,778Suppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online
58Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Taxation
CIP 52.16 · No credentials fully online
24$84,431Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · Some credentials fully online
71$72,373Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · Some credentials fully online
43$85,378Suppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (5)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
50Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
39$145,482Suppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38
$185,166Suppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
51Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 110565, OPEID 001137. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.