Cal State Fullerton Description:
Admissions Data (2008):
- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 60%
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 430 / 530
- SAT Math: 440 / 560
- SAT Writing: - / -
- ACT Composite: 18 / 23
- ACT English: 16 / 23
- ACT Math: 17 / 24
Enrollment (2008):
- Total Enrollment: 36,996 (31,428 undergraduates)
- Gender Breakdown: 42% Male / 58% Female
- 74% Full-time
Costs (2008 - 09):
- Tuition and Fees: $3,650 (in-state); $13,820 (out-of-state)
- Books: $1,568 (why so much?)
- Room and Board: $8,722
- Other Expenses: $3,800
- Total Cost: $17,740 (in-state); $27,910 (out-of-state)
Cal State Fullerton Financial Aid (2007 - 08):
- Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 50%
- Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
- Grants: 40%
- Loans: 18%
- Average Amount of Aid
- Grants: $6,625
- Loans: $3,801
Most Popular Majors:
Transfer, Graduation and Retention Rates:
- First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 79%
- Transfer Out Rate: 34%
- 4-Year Graduation Rate: 14%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 49%
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Cal State Fullerton Mission Statement:
"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."
