Applying to Cal State Fullerton

California State University-Fullerton's acceptance rate is 86.74% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 48,591 students applied and 42,149 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into Cal State Fullerton.

Cal State Fullerton's acceptance rate places 54th out of 120 California colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to Cal State Fullerton, it is required to submit high school GPA and record.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of California State University-Fullerton is 86.74% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 16.77%. 20,402 men and 28,189 women applied to Cal State Fullerton and 17,447 men and 24,702 women students were accepted.

Among them, 3,070 men and 4,000 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at Cal State Fullerton.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at Cal State Fullerton
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	48,591	20,402	28,189	0	0
Admitted	42,149	17,447	24,702	0	0
Enrolled	7,070	3,070	4,000	0	0
Acceptance Rate	86.74%	85.52%	87.63%	-	-
Yield	16.77%	17.60%	16.19%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

California State University-Fullerton 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 7,070 first-year students enrolled in Cal State Fullerton. The proportion of full-time students is 93.75% and part-time students is 6.25%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 43.42% and women students is 56.58%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Cal State Fullerton.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at Cal State Fullerton
	Total	Men	Women
Total	7,070	3,070	4,000
Full-time	6,628	2,851	3,777
Part-time	442	219	223

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at Cal State Fullerton. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply California State University-Fullerton.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Cal State Fullerton Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Not Considered
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Not Considered
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $70 for undergraduate schools and $70 for graduate schools of California State University-Fullerton. The next table provides general admission information for applying to Cal State Fullerton.

Admission Information for Applying to Cal State Fullerton
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$70
Graduate Application Fees	$70
Admission Information	admissions.fullerton.edu/
Online Application	https://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Not Offered
Credits Accepted	Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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Applying to Cal State Fullerton

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First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

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