COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 110565PUBLIC

FULLERTON, CA

California State University-Fullerton

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$6,555Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate69.7%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$63,753working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$13,750completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$63,753
Median earnings 5 years after completion$62,730

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$3,315
$30,001–48,000$4,123
$48,001–75,000$6,090
$75,001–110,000$8,930
$110,001+$15,631

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion69.7%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention83.5%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients48.1%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share22.0%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid35.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort6,492federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates38,546IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate90.5%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$13,750

7,016 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

24 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 313 working graduates$119,353 earnings · $17,375 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 117 working graduates$95,854 earnings · $13,548 debt →Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 79 working graduates$92,618 earnings · $15,054 debt →Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 283 working graduates$87,460 earnings · $16,500 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 197 working graduates$86,808 earnings · $19,040 debt →Information Science/StudiesBachelor's Degree · 151 working graduates$76,482 earnings · $15,337 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 2,447 working graduates$71,646 earnings · $14,000 debt →Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's Degree · 109 working graduates$68,170 earnings · $17,200 debt →Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 160 working graduates$62,436 earnings · $15,000 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 1,008 working graduates$58,082 earnings · $13,000 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 143 working graduates$57,408 earnings · $13,535 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 408 working graduates$57,135 earnings · $11,000 debt →Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 456 working graduates$54,244 earnings · $15,364 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 87 working graduates$53,966 earnings · $15,000 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 156 working graduates$51,845 earnings · $13,812 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 351 working graduates$51,787 earnings · $14,481 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 734 working graduates$51,661 earnings · $12,998 debt →Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 823 working graduates$51,261 earnings · $12,500 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 443 working graduates$50,922 earnings · $13,917 debt →Area StudiesBachelor's Degree · 86 working graduates$50,739 earnings · $17,500 debt →HistoryBachelor's Degree · 100 working graduates$48,309 earnings · $14,524 debt →Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 209 working graduates$48,094 earnings · $17,504 debt →Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree · 370 working graduates$44,365 earnings · $16,448 debt →Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$42,455 earnings · $17,500 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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