Cal State Fullerton

Cal State Fullerton is a leading campus of the CSU, serving as an intellectual and cultural center for Southern California and driver of workforce and economic development. We are an emerging national model for supporting student success through innovative high-impact educational and co-curricular experiences, including faculty-student collaborative research.

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Our Mission and Goals
Facts and Figures
Leadership and Divisions

Mission and Goals

Our Mission

Learning is preeminent at California State University, Fullerton. We aspire to combine the best qualities of teaching and research universities where actively engaged students, faculty and staff work in close collaboration to expand knowledge.

Our affordable undergraduate and graduate programs provide students the best of current practice, theory and research and integrate professional studies with preparation in the arts and sciences. Through experiences in and out of the classroom, students develop the habit of intellectual inquiry, prepare for challenging professions, strengthen relationships to their communities and contribute productively to society.

We are a comprehensive, regional University with a global outlook, located in Orange County, a technologically rich and culturally vibrant area of metropolitan Los Angeles. Our expertise and diversity serve as a distinctive resource and catalyst for partnerships with public and private organizations. We strive to be a center of activity essential to the intellectual, cultural and economic development of our region.

Our Goals

To ensure the preeminence of learning
To provide high-quality programs that meet the evolving needs of our students, community and region
To enhance scholarly and creative activity
To make collaboration integral to our activities
To create an environment where all students have the opportunity to succeed
To increase external support for University programs and priorities
To expand connections and partnerships with our region
To strengthen institutional effectiveness, collegial governance and our sense of community

Facts and Figures

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Cost of Attendance

Fall 2017:

$3,427 undergraduates (7 or more units)
$2,221 undergraduates (6 or fewer units)
$4,144 graduates (7 or more units)
$2,638 graduates (6 or fewer units)
$9,367 non-resident/international (undergraduate)
$10,084 non-resident/international (graduate)
$6,475 doctor of education
$8,191 doctor of nursing practice

Student Demographics

40,439 enrolled in fall 2017 (57% female)
Average age of students: 23 years
Intenational students from 86 nations / total 3,158 (fall 2017)

Ethnic Distribution

American Indian .1%
Asian/Pacific Islander 20.5%
Black 2%
Hispanic 40.8%
Multi Race Non-Hispanic 4.2%
Pacific Islander .2%
White 20.4%
Unknown 4.1%
International 7.8%

Rankings

U.S. News & World Report (September 2016)

CSUF ranks in the "first tier" among top National Universities. In addition, CSUF is listed for "Best Ethnic Diversity," in part for Hispanic enrollment of 42 percent.

Diverse Issues in Higher Education (August 2016)

No. 6

in the nation in terms of baccalaureate degrees awarded to underrepresented students, based on data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education (August 2016)

No. 1

in California and fourth in the nation among top colleges and universities awarding bachelor's degrees to Hispanics, based on 2014 data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Princeton Review's Best 294 Business Schools (2016 edition)

includes the Steven G. Mihaylo College of Business and Economics, the state's largest accredited business college.

The Templeton Guide: Colleges That Encourage Character Development

lists CSUF's Student Leadership Institute among "Exemplary Programs" in the student leadership category.

Accreditations

Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC); nationally accredited in art, athletic training, business, chemistry, communications, communicative disorders, computer science, dance, engineering, music, nursing, public administration, public health, social work, teacher education and theater. Designated as an Hispanic-Serving Institution.