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Acceptance Rate 66.72%
Yield 16.23%
Applicants 48,748
Admitted 32,527
Enrolled 5,280

Cal State Fullerton Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 66.72% at California State University-Fullerton. Total 48,748 students applied and 32,527 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Cal State Fullerton.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationadmissions.fullerton.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate66.72%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 66.72%. A total of 48,748 students (20,218 men and 28,530 women) have applied to and 32,527 (12,865 men and 19,662 women) students admitted to California State University-Fullerton.
Among them, 2,200 male and 3,080 female students have enrolled into Cal State Fullerton and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 16.23%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Cal State Fullerton
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants48,74820,21828,53000
Admitted32,52712,86519,66200
Enrolled5,2802,2003,08000
Acceptance Rate 66.72% 63.63% 68.92% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 16.23% 17.10% 15.66% - -
[Chart] California State University-Fullerton Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to California State University-Fullerton, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
Application Requirements for Cal State Fullerton
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Cal State Fullerton

The calendar system at California State University-Fullerton is Semester. California State University-Fullerton accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that California State University-Fullerton accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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