California State University-Fresno

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

California State University, Fresno was founded in 1911 and is also referred as the Fresno State. The campus covers more than 300 acres at the northeast edge of Fresno, California, and sits at the foot of the mountain range of Sierra Nevada. The campus also includes over 45 modern and traditional buildings. The university has several degree and certificate programs and is organized into the following academic divisions:

• College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
• College of Arts and Humanities
• College of Engineering
• College of Health and Human Services
• College of Science and Mathematics
• College of Social Sciences
• Craig School of Business
• Division of Continuing and Global Education
• Division of Graduate Studies
• Kremen School of Education and Human Development

The sports teams of California State University, Fresno are popularly known as the Bulldogs and compete in the Western Athletic Conference since 1992. The university’s baseball team won the NCAA national championship in 2008.

Some of notable alumni of California State University, Fresno are Bill Jones, the former California Secretary of State; Paul O'Neill, the former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury; and Sherley Anne Williams, the Emmy Award winner author.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, agricultural science and management, security and law enforcement, art studies, and therapy and counseling.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High faculty salary.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 22,613 in 2009-2010 (19,080 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 85% of enrolled students and graduate students are 15%.

Students under 25 years old represent 73% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Fresno State provides on-campus housing for 1,116 of its 19,080 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Western Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 201 male students received the aid (men were 54% of those receiving aid) and 170 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 46% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Fresno State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Other Than Research or Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Doctoral (Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (148 awarded)

• Agricultural Business and Management
• Agriculture
• Food Science

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (2 awarded)

• Animal Sciences

ART STUDIES (131 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (732 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (38 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (22 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (323 awarded)

• Agricultural Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (128 awarded)

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (66 awarded)

• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
• Surveying Technology/Surveying

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (251 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Public Administration
• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (934 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Linguistics
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (38 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (107 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (192 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MUSIC (42 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (214 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (223 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (19 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (140 awarded)

• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (281 awarded)

• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (343 awarded)

• Communication Disorders
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology
• School Psychology