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Acceptance Rate 95.43%
Yield 19.53%
Applicants 18,551
Admitted 17,703
Enrolled 3,458

Fresno State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 95.43% at California State University-Fresno. Total 18,551 students applied and 17,703 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Fresno State.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationhttps://studentaffairs.fresnostate.edu/are/
Online Applicationhttps://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate95.43%
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 95.43%. A total of 18,551 students (7,727 men and 10,824 women) have applied to and 17,703 (7,320 men and 10,383 women) students admitted to California State University-Fresno.
Among them, 1,420 male and 2,038 female students have enrolled into Fresno State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 19.53%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Fresno State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants18,5517,72710,82400
Admitted17,7037,32010,38300
Enrolled3,4581,4202,03800
Acceptance Rate 95.43% 94.73% 95.93% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 19.53% 19.40% 19.63% - -
[Chart] California State University-Fresno Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to California State University-Fresno, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
Application Requirements for Fresno State
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 Fresno State

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