California State University-Fresno is a public four-year institution based in Fresno, California. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 24,427 students in fall 2024, including 21,954 undergraduates and 2,473 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity. It is part of California State University.
California State University-Fresno offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 105 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 5,771 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
82% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 22 to 1.
Key figures
24,427
Students enrolled
82%
First-year retention
5,771
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
105
Programs and majors
22:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 105
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
82%
First-year retention, part-time students
43%
Student-to-faculty ratio
22:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
4,943
Master's degrees
764
Doctoral degrees (research)
20
Professional doctorates
35
Postbaccalaureate certificates
9
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
24,427
Undergraduates, fall 2024
21,954
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,473
Full-time, fall 2024
82%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
26,583
Undergraduates, 2024-25
23,850
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,733
Full-time, 2024-25
80%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
59%
Men
41%
White
15%
Hispanic or Latino
61%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
11%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Programs with a fully online option
7
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
3%
Students taking some online courses
69%
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
California State University
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Mountain West Conference
President
Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization