California State University-Fresno

California State University-Fresno is a public college in Fresno, CA. Its average net price is $5,418 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$3,925
$30,001 to $48,000$3,848
$48,001 to $75,000$4,466
$75,001 to $110,000$7,866
$110,001 and up$16,245
$8,224Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$21,544Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$5,418Average Net Price
$12,558Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,090Books and Supplies
$4,732Other Expenses
61.9%Students on Pell Grants
18.0%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

95.3%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$48,525
8 years after entry$56,856
10 years after entry$62,756
58.2%Graduation Rate
81.6%Retention Rate
$13,156Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Fresno, CALocation
Large citySetting
21,605Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$51,616 n=259Not published
Agricultural Business$54,673 Small program - rough guide n=95$10,400 Small program - rough guide n=59
Agriculture, General$43,778 National median for this major n=2,007Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Animal Sciences$38,061 Small program - rough guide n=89$12,500 Small program - rough guide n=73
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Apparel and Textiles$44,102 National median for this major n=2,810Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Architecture$55,143 National median for this major n=3,112Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other$39,104 National median for this major n=1,159Not published
Biology$32,127 n=128$13,000 n=101
Business Administration, Management and Operations$47,459 n=242$14,265 n=120
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$51,962 National median for this major n=706Not published
Civil Engineering$74,082 n=111$12,000 Small program - rough guide n=53
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$30,947 Small program - rough guide n=48$13,750 Small program - rough guide n=55
Cognitive Science$48,492 National median for this major n=2,112Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$28,654 Small program - rough guide n=83$14,924 Small program - rough guide n=54
Communications$41,047 n=201$15,000 n=121
Computer Engineering$81,016 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Computer Science$50,836 Small program - rough guide n=52Not published
Computer Science$52,748 Small program - rough guide n=56$16,250 Small program - rough guide n=37
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$77,700 Small program - rough guide n=48$12,993 Small program - rough guide n=37
Criminal Justice$39,694 n=449Not published
Criminology$39,467 Small program - rough guide n=58$14,500 Small program - rough guide n=39
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Design and Applied Arts$34,603 Small program - rough guide n=65$15,857 Small program - rough guide n=45
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$67,627 National median for this major n=206Not published
English Language and Literature, General$29,837 Small program - rough guide n=72$11,750 Small program - rough guide n=54
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$38,356 National median for this major n=2,406Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$50,127 n=119Not published
Food Science and Technology$55,086 National median for this major n=940Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$44,416 National median for this major n=2,767Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$31,516 Small program - rough guide n=66$15,000 Small program - rough guide n=57
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$33,579 Small program - rough guide n=35$10,707 Small program - rough guide n=49
Human Resources Management and Services$51,078 Small program - rough guide n=77Not published
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$49,949 Small program - rough guide n=44Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$31,973 n=353$12,199 n=277
Marketing$37,369 n=135Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$70,915 Small program - rough guide n=93$14,583 Small program - rough guide n=34
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$36,731 Small program - rough guide n=61Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$44,721 Small program - rough guide n=36Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Nutrition Sciences$33,844 Small program - rough guide n=34Not published
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$47,020 Small program - rough guide n=57Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physical Sciences, General$49,783 National median for this major n=276Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Plant Sciences$63,767 Small program - rough guide n=72Not published
Political Science and Government$38,580 Small program - rough guide n=56$14,793 Small program - rough guide n=31
Psychology$31,610 n=533$12,500 n=338
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Health$39,599 Small program - rough guide n=69Not published
Real Estate$62,470 National median for this major n=1,522Not published
Registered Nursing$101,988 n=233$11,750 n=117
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$26,713 Small program - rough guide n=47Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Social Work$38,751 n=154$12,500 Small program - rough guide n=49
Sociology$38,362 n=189$11,000 n=108
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$33,467 n=190$12,949 n=214
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Studio Art$23,160 Small program - rough guide n=51$12,250 Small program - rough guide n=42
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$40,373 Small program - rough guide n=66$12,751 n=107
Teaching$31,299 Small program - rough guide n=66Not published

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