Graduation Rate at Fresno State

[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]

At California State University-Fresno, the graduation rate is 57 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 82 %, and the transfer-out rate is 2 %, as of August 31, 2025.

Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 56.21% (public Research University with high research activity).

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Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2024-2025, 1,981 students out of 3,478 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at California State University-Fresno.

By gender, 656 male and 1,325 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.

	Candidates	Completers	Graduation Rates
Total	3,478	1,981	56.96%
Men	1,341	656	48.92%
Women	2,137	1,325	62.00%

California State University-Fresno graduation rate by gender

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Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The following table shows graduation rate by race and at California State University-Fresno.

American Indian or Alaska Native: 23.53%
Asian: 55.70%
Black (Non-Hispanic): 43.64%
Hispanic: 56.43%
White: 68.50%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 50.00%
Two or More Race: 48.39%
Unknown: 56.82%

Graduation Rate by Gender
	Total	Male	Female
American Indian or Alaska Native	23.53%(4/17)	33.33%(2/6)	18.18%(2/11)
Asian	55.70%(264/474)	49.28%(103/209)	60.75%(161/265)
Black (Non-Hispanic)	43.64%(48/110)	33.96%(18/53)	52.63%(30/57)
Hispanic	56.43%(1,137/2,015)	47.47%(347/731)	61.53%(790/1,284)
White	68.50%(348/508)	62.94%(124/197)	72.03%(224/311)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	50.00%(4/8)	50.00%(2/4)	50.00%(2/4)
Two or More Race	48.39%(45/93)	41.03%(16/39)	53.70%(29/54)
Unknown	56.82%(50/88)	50.00%(19/38)	62.00%(31/50)

California State University-Fresno graduation rate by race

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Transfer-out and Retention Rates

At Fresno State, the transfer-out rate is 1.78%. Its transfer-out rate is much lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 18.69%.

Fresno State's retention rate is 82% for full-time students and 43 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 77.30%.

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Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate

A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At California State University-Fresno, 81 of 165 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 49.09%.

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