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Acceptance Rate 95.26%
Yield 17.52%
Applicants 21,521
Admitted 20,501
Enrolled 3,591

Fresno State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 95.26% at California State University-Fresno. Total 21,521 students applied and 20,501 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationhttps://studentaffairs.fresnostate.edu/are/
Online Applicationhttps://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate95.26%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 95.26%. A total of 21,521 students (9,290 men and 12,231 women) have applied to and 20,501 (8,821 men and 11,680 women) students admitted to California State University-Fresno.
Among them, 1,445 male and 2,146 female students have enrolled into Fresno State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 17.52%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Fresno State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants21,5219,29012,23100
Admitted20,5018,82111,68000
Enrolled3,5911,4452,14600
Acceptance Rate 95.26% 94.95% 95.50% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 17.52% 16.38% 18.37% - -
[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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