How Fresno State's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 67.37%, and this year's acceptance rate is 95.43% at California State University-Fresno. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 63.69% and women students' rate is 70.15%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at California State University-Fresno over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	60.41%	55.87%	63.91%
2013-14	58.15% -2.26%	53.56% -2.20%	61.71% -2.20%
2014-15	59.40% 1.26%	55.50% 0.70%	62.42% 0.70%
2015-16	52.19% -7.21%	48.30% -7.08%	55.33% -7.08%
2016-17	53.54% 1.35%	48.20% 2.11%	57.44% 2.11%
2017-18	59.41% 5.87%	54.43% 5.49%	62.94% 5.49%
2018-19	57.53% -1.87%	51.58% -1.03%	61.91% -1.03%
2019-20	57.94% 0.41%	54.67% -1.63%	60.27% -1.63%
2020-21	90.11% 32.17%	87.68% 31.53%	91.81% 31.53%
2021-22	97.00% 6.89%	96.01% 6.20%	98.01% 6.20%
2022-23	95.43% -1.57%	94.73% -2.08%	95.93% -2.08%
Average	67.37%	63.69%	70.15%

California State University-Fresno Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 30.08% where the current academic year yield is 19.53%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at California State University-Fresno from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	31.28%	31.32%	31.25%
2013-14	33.24% 1.96%	34.08% 1.42%	32.67% 1.42%
2014-15	31.36% -1.88%	31.10% -1.13%	31.55% -1.13%
2015-16	35.29% 3.92%	34.51% 4.29%	35.83% 4.29%
2016-17	32.92% -2.37%	34.85% -4.10%	31.73% -4.10%
2017-18	32.37% -0.55%	32.25% 0.71%	32.44% 0.71%
2018-19	33.62% 1.25%	34.35% 0.74%	33.18% 0.74%
2019-20	31.75% -1.87%	33.39% -2.49%	30.69% -2.49%
2020-21	26.53% -5.22%	27.20% -4.61%	26.08% -4.61%
2021-22	23.00% -3.53%	23.00% -3.08%	23.00% -3.08%
2022-23	19.53% -3.47%	19.40% -3.38%	19.63% -3.38%
Average	30.08%	30.50%	29.82%

California State University-Fresno Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 17,555, the average number of admitted is 11,697, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 3,407. The number of Fresno State applicants increased by 21.80% (3,320 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at California State University-Fresno from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	15,482	9,352	2,925
2013-14	16,242 760	9,444 214	3,139 214
2014-15	18,964 2,722	11,265 394	3,533 394
2015-16	19,938 974	10,406 139	3,672 139
2016-17	18,735 -1,203	10,031 -370	3,302 -370
2017-18	17,920 -815	10,646 144	3,446 144
2018-19	18,476 556	10,630 128	3,574 128
2019-20	18,123 -353	10,501 -240	3,334 -240
2020-21	15,448 -2,675	13,920 359	3,693 359
2021-22	15,231 -217	14,774 -295	3,398 -295
2022-23	18,551 3,320	17,703 60	3,458 60
Average	17,555	11,697	3,407

California State University-Fresno Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Fresno State

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes