Cal State-Fresno
96% accepted | 21k undergrads | Public | Fresno, CA
All majors
Key metrics
Publisher ranking
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3.9
Student review
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3.2
Student-to-faculty
21:1
Years to repay cost
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0.86
Graduation rate
55%
Graduate on time
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25%
Retention rate
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80%
Earnings after 4 yrs
61k
Costs
State residency
Family income
Sticker price (COA) help
$35,630
Estimated aid help
$9,833
Estimated net cost
$25,797
4-year net cost (x4)
Inflation adj. 3%
$107,925
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Funding Sources
4-year budget
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College savings (529), earnings in college.
Funding gap (debt)
$107,925
Merit: 59% of students (12% w/o need) get $4,485 (avg) in aid. Need: 68% met. See detail
fresnostate.edu: Financial aid | Net price calc
Earnings
Major
Earnings after 4 years N/A
$61,244
Real earnings
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Inflation adj. 8%
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$66,144
Tax rate
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Earnings after tax (AT)
$49,607
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For $107,925 funding gap (debt)
Debt detail
% AT earnings to repay debt
$763/mo
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% interest rate on debt
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Federal rates with 20% PLUS.
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Plan comparison for $108k debt
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Annual debt repayment
$9,152
Earnings after tax and debt ---
$40,455
Lifestyle
Postgrad earnings and expenses
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Cities with the star within the red area may be unaffordable.
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Major: College (all majors) | 100%
| Location adjusted | Savings | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratio | Earnings | / Deficit | |
| Cal State-Fresno | 1.24x | 66k | |
| Location neutral earnings help | 1.00x | 53k | |
| Fres | Fresno, CA | 1.07x | 57k | -2k |
| SF | San Francisco, CA | 1.76x | 94k | 1k |
| LA | Los Angeles, CA | 1.32x | 70k | -1k |
| Visa | Visalia, CA | 1.03x | 55k | -3k |
| SAC | Sacramento, CA | 1.21x | 65k | 0k |
| Fres | Fresno, CA | 1.07x | 57k | -2k |
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Location adjusted earnings - taxes - debt repay - cost of living expenses = ending savings / deficit.
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The colleges’ ratio reflects a weighted average of their graduates’ cost of living. Location neutral earnings is the weighted average of all graduates across all colleges, which is ~$39k or Salt Lake City’s cost of living.
Taxes
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Expenses
Grad destination
Fresno, CA
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Earnings after tax and debt ---
$40,455
Cost of living | 1 adult, 0 children
Studio apartment
$900 - $1,910/mo
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$10,800
Grocery shopping help
$3,185
Transportation
$11,043
Healthcare
$4,376
Necessities help
$4,611
Entertainment help
$1,844
Other
$
Costs or offsets to adjust cost of living.
Total cost of living
$35,859
Earnings after tax, debt + cost of living
Savings
$4,596
Cost of living ratio: 1.07x
Costs
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