Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Cal State Fullerton

At California State University-Fullerton, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 54.77%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 87.00%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into California State University-Fullerton than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 20.09%, and the 2024 yield is 17.00%. The number of Cal State Fullerton applicants decreased by -0.32% (157 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 54.77%, and this year's acceptance rate is 87.00% at California State University-Fullerton. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 51.96% and women students' rate is 56.92%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into California State University-Fullerton than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at California State University-Fullerton over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	45.79%	45.59%	45.93%
2014-15	44.47% -1.32%	43.78% -0.97%	44.96% -0.97%
2015-16	41.86% -2.61%	41.02% -2.49%	42.47% -2.49%
2016-17	48.23% 6.37%	44.41% 8.50%	50.97% 8.50%
2017-18	45.72% -2.51%	40.80% -1.69%	49.28% -1.69%
2018-19	43.41% -2.31%	39.48% -2.93%	46.35% -2.93%
2019-20	52.69% 9.28%	49.15% 8.82%	55.17% 8.82%
2020-21	67.62% 14.94%	62.66% 15.96%	71.13% 15.96%
2021-22	59.00% -8.62%	55.00% -8.13%	63.00% -8.13%
2022-23	66.72% 7.72%	63.63% 5.92%	68.92% 5.92%
2023-24	87.00% 20.27%	86.00% 19.08%	88.00% 19.08%
Average	54.77%	51.96%	56.92%

California State University-Fullerton Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 20.09% where the current academic year yield is 17.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at California State University-Fullerton from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	25.40%	26.04%	24.95%
2014-15	23.92% -1.48%	26.08% -2.53%	22.42% -2.53%
2015-16	25.13% 1.20%	26.80% 1.53%	23.95% 1.53%
2016-17	20.63% -4.50%	22.21% -4.31%	19.64% -4.31%
2017-18	21.19% 0.56%	21.60% 1.30%	20.94% 1.30%
2018-19	19.75% -1.43%	21.73% -2.45%	18.49% -2.45%
2019-20	18.10% -1.65%	19.09% -1.00%	17.48% -1.00%
2020-21	17.65% -0.45%	17.16% 0.48%	17.96% 0.48%
2021-22	16.00% -1.65%	16.00% -2.96%	15.00% -2.96%
2022-23	16.23% 0.23%	17.10% 0.67%	15.66% 0.67%
2023-24	17.00% 0.77%	18.00% 0.34%	16.00% 0.34%
Average	20.09%	21.07%	19.32%

California State University-Fullerton Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 45,587, the average number of admitted is 25,166, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 4,862. The number of Cal State Fullerton applicants decreased by -0.32% (157 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at California State University-Fullerton from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	38,909	17,817	4,526
2014-15	40,955 2,046	18,212 -169	4,357 -169
2015-16	41,841 886	17,515 44	4,401 44
2016-17	44,493 2,652	21,459 25	4,426 25
2017-18	45,808 1,315	20,943 11	4,437 11
2018-19	51,415 5,607	22,317 -29	4,408 -29
2019-20	50,105 -1,310	26,398 370	4,778 370
2020-21	45,449 -4,656	30,733 647	5,425 647
2021-22	45,140 -309	26,633 -1,164	4,261 -1,164
2022-23	48,748 3,608	32,527 1,019	5,280 1,019
2023-24	48,591 -157	42,274 1,907	7,187 1,907
Average	45,587	25,166	4,862

California State University-Fullerton Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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