California State University Fresno, California

Study at California State University Fresno

California State University, Fresno, popularly called Fresno State, was established in 1911 as a public community university. The main campus sits on 388 acres of land, with 34 additional structures on the 1,022 acre University Farm. Fresno State offers over 25 nationally accredited departmental programs in 8 colleges:

College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
College of Arts and Humanities
Craig School of Business
Kremen School of Education and Human Development
College of Engineering
College of Health and Human Services
College of Science and Mathematics
College of Social Sciences

Fresno State's varsity sports teams are known as the Bulldogs, and the university has separate volleyball, baseball, tennis, softball, golf and football teams. The Bulldogs have earned one NCAA national championship in baseball and one in softball.

Profile of California State University Fresno

Fresno State is found in Fresno, CA. Fresno is a large city. The school is a public institution. Students can earn degrees up to and including the Doctoral degree at Fresno State.

Course Topics

The school is known for its programs in art studies and liberal arts.

Fresno State Selectivity

Admission to Fresno State is not automatic; not everyone who applies gets in. Three quarters of students in 2007 had SAT verbal scores of at least 390. Half of math SAT scores of accepted students fell between 410 and 540.

Faculty

Fresno State has a tenure system for senior faculty. The full-time faculty at the school is well-paid, which often goes with faculty quality.

Student Enrollment

Students numbered 22,383 in 2007 at Fresno State. The school has a large minority student population.

Student Life

Fresno State offers students meal plans. The school values student athletics, and belongs to the Western Athletic Conference.

Fresno State Tuition and Affordability

Fresno State is a relative bargain, with lower tuition and fees than most schools offering similar degrees.

Fresno State Programs and Degrees

General Category	Degrees	Most Common Majors
Liberal Arts	968	liberal arts and sciences, English, history, speech and rhetoric, political science, Spanish language, sociology, linguistics, ...
Business and Management	664	business management, business administration
Therapy and Counseling	340	psychology, communication disorders, physical therapy
Education and Teaching	281	education, early childhood education, school counseling, agricultural teaching, special ed, educational administration
Security and Law Enforcement	249	criminology
Family and Social Work	210	social work, family and consumer science, public administration
Nutrition and Exercise Therapy	183	health and physical education, vocational counseling, parks and recreation studies
Medical Support and Technology	165	health service and sciences
Media	155	communication studies
Nursing and Emergency Medicine	152	registered nursing
Agricultural Science and Management	124	agriculture, agricultural management
Science	122	biology, chemistry, physics, geology, physical sciences
Art Studies	119	art studies
Engineering	118	engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering
Engineering Technician	65	construction engineering tech, surveying tech
Mathematics	40	mathematics
Computer Science and Engineering	39	computer science, computer engineering
Music	27	music
Religion and Philosophy	22	philosophy
Drama and Performing Arts	17	drama
Animal Science and Care	1	animal science

Contact: Fresno State

California State University Fresno
5241 N Maple Ave
Fresno, CA 93740
General Phone: (559) 278-4240
http://www.csufresno.edu