Acceptance Rate History

California State University-Fresno Acceptance Rate (2013–2024)

CA · Current rate: 95.3%

College Scorecard · IPEDSU.S. Dept. of Education

What is California State University-Fresno's acceptance rate in 2024?

California State University-Fresno's acceptance rate in 2024 is 95.3%, down from 96.4% in 2023.

College Scorecard 2024

Year-by-Year Data

Year	Acceptance Rate	Applicants	Admitted
2024	95.3%	21,521	20,501
2023	96.4%	20,201	19,469
2022	95.4%	18,551	17,703
2021	97.3%	15,231	14,816
2020	90.1%	15,448	13,920
2019	57.9%	18,123	10,501
2018	57.5%	18,476	10,630
2017	59.4%	17,920	10,646
2016	53.5%	18,735	10,031
2015	52.2%	19,938	10,406
2014	59.4%	18,964	11,265
2013	58.2%	16,242	9,444

Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard

Cost

Sticker pricePublished cost of attendance — tuition, fees, housing and food. (AY 2023–24)

$20,095/yr

What families actually payAvg. for families receiving federal aid (AY 2023–24)

$7,000/yrin-state figure

4-year totalSticker cost of attendance × 4 years. (AY 2023–24)

$80,380

Tuition (in-state)(AY 2024–25)

$7,350/yr

Tuition (out-of-state)(AY 2024–25)

$19,950/yr

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entryFormer students, federal earnings records. (measured 2020–21, entry cohort 2009–11)

$61,244/yr

The same school, two different prices

Family income under $30k: $5,105/yr · Family income over $110k: $16,899/yr (AY 2023–24)

Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). In-state students only. International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.

High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.

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How to read these numbers

The 2024 rate covers California State University-Fresno's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
The table above holds 12 reported years, 2013 through 2024. Across them California State University-Fresno's rate ranged from 52.2% to 97.3%, so any single year is one point inside that range.

Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.

Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education