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California State University-Fullerton vs California State University-Fresno

Fullerton, CA · Fresno, CA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-PAR · EARN-PAR · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • California State University-Fullerton: enrollment grew +12.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +389 students/yr fitted, r² 0.78.
  • California State University-Fresno: enrollment ranged 19,911–22,334 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • California State University-Fullerton: acceptance rate eased +89.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).
  • California State University-Fresno: acceptance rate eased +65.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

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Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: California State University-Fullerton vs California State University-Fresno

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI California State University-Fullerton leads on 150%-time completion (69.7% vs 55.9% at California State University-Fresno)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 California State University-Fullerton leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($48,558 vs $44,012 at California State University-Fresno)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT California State University-Fullerton leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (76.6% vs 71.6% at California State University-Fresno)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between California State University-Fullerton and California State University-Fresno?▼
California State University-Fullerton leads on 150%-time completion at 69.7% versus 55.9% at California State University-Fresno. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between California State University-Fullerton and California State University-Fresno?▼
California State University-Fullerton leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $48,558 versus $44,012 at California State University-Fresno. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between California State University-Fullerton and California State University-Fresno?▼
California State University-Fullerton leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 76.6% versus 71.6% at California State University-Fresno. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025