California State University-Fullerton

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for California State University-Fullerton

California State University-Fullerton operates as a public institution located in Fullerton, California (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 38,546 students of which 41,134 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. California State University-Fullerton is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 90.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $6,555, with published in-state tuition of $7,470 and a Pell grant recipient share of 48.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $13,750, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 69.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 82.4%. Graduates earn a median of $62,951 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,558 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 859700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 66.0% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.