Acceptance Rate History

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

CA · Current rate: 90.5%

College Scorecard · IPEDSU.S. Dept. of Education

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

California State University-Fullerton's acceptance rate in 2024 is 90.5%, up from 86.7% in 2023.

College Scorecard 2024

Year-by-Year Data

Year	Acceptance Rate	Applicants	Admitted
2024	90.5%	53,559	48,482
2023	86.7%	48,591	42,149
2022	66.7%	48,748	32,527
2021	59.4%	45,140	26,827
2020	67.6%	45,449	30,733
2019	52.7%	50,105	26,398
2018	43.4%	51,415	22,317
2017	45.7%	45,808	20,943
2016	48.2%	44,493	21,459
2015	41.9%	41,841	17,515
2014	44.5%	40,955	18,212
2013	45.8%	38,909	17,817

Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard

Cost

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

$18,269/yr

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

$6,555/yrin-state figure

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

$73,076

Tuition (in-state)(AY 2024–25)

$7,470/yr

Tuition (out-of-state)(AY 2024–25)

$20,070/yr

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

$62,951/yr

The same school, two different prices

Family income under $30k: $3,315/yr · Family income over $110k: $15,631/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-Fullerton'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-Fullerton's rate ranged from 41.9% to 90.5%, 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