California State University-Fullerton

Address:
800 N. State College Boulevard

Fullerton, CA 92834

General Information

Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1957
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 29,462
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $8,662,283

Admissions

Application Fee: $55
Application Deadline: November 30
Selectivity: Selective

Expenses

Tuition and Fees: $3,010 in-state, 14,156 out-of-state
Room/Board: $N/A

Student Services

Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control

Careers

Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interview training

Students That Enter the Job Market…

Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: N/A

Library

Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 1,189,727
Number of current serial subscriptions: 3,690
Number of microforms: 1,144,177
Number of audiovisuals: 5,715
Number of ebooks: N/A
Other library facilities: N/A

Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: W.M. Keck Foundation Center for Molecular Structure-a comprehensive X-ray diffraction and computational facility; Museum of Anthropology; Art Gallery; Fullerton Arboretum; Grand Central Art Center; Herbarium; Center for Oral and Public History; Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic; Titan Communications-a cutting-edge media facility; Foreign Language Laboratory; Art Gallery; Sport and Movement Institute; Institute of Gerontology; Institute for Molecular Biology and Nutrition; Center for Molecular Structure; Center for Demographic Research; Social Science Research Center; Center for California Public Archeology.

Technology

Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 2,000
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Number of available wired connections available in…

The Library (not including computer labs): N/A
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: N/A
Other areas: N/A

Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: N/A

Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes

Safety

Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life Overview

Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 2%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 3%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 3%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 2%

College Housing

Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 2%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: sorority housing, fraternity housing, apartment for single students

Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…

Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: 100%
Other: N/A

Number of college-owned housing buildings: 10

Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…

A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%

Campus Size: 228 acres

Transportation (distances in miles)

Nearest airport(s): Ontario (20), Los Angeles (35)
Nearest train station: Fullerton (3)
Nearest bus station: Anaheim (7)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 93%

Student Employment

Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – N/A
Average undergraduate wage: 6,000
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No

Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)

Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered

Rules and Regulations

Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited

Campus

Most popular events: Front & Center, Concert Under the Stars, Vision & Visionaries, Annual Town Halls