Cal State-Fullerton
87% accepted | 35k undergrads | Public | Fullerton, CA
All majors
Key metrics
Publisher ranking
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3.8
Student review
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3.7
Student-to-faculty
24:1
Years to repay cost
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0.72
Graduation rate
68%
Graduate on time
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36%
Retention rate
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87%
Earnings after 4 yrs
63k
Costs
State residency
Family income
Sticker price (COA) help
$42,520
Estimated aid help
$8,167
Estimated net cost
$34,353
4-year net cost (x4)
Inflation adj. 3%
$143,720
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Funding Sources
4-year budget
$
College savings (529), earnings in college.
Funding gap (debt)
$143,720
Merit: 22% of students (29% w/o need) get $1,735 (avg) in aid. Need: 92% met. See detail
fullerton.edu: Financial aid | Net price calc
Earnings
Major
Earnings after 4 years N/A
$62,951
Real earnings
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Inflation adj. 8%
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$67,987
Tax rate
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Earnings after tax (AT)
$50,990
Select repayment plan
For $143,720 funding gap (debt)
Debt detail
% AT earnings to repay debt
$1,016/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 $144k debt
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Annual debt repayment
$12,192
Earnings after tax and debt ---
$38,798
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-Fullerton | 1.35x | 68k | |
| Location neutral earnings help | 1.00x | 50k | |
| LA | Los Angeles, CA | 1.32x | 66k | -7k |
| SF | San Francisco, CA | 1.76x | 89k | -6k |
| SD | San Diego, CA | 1.38x | 69k | -2k |
| SEA | Seattle, WA | 1.54x | 77k | -6k |
| NYC | New York, NY | 1.57x | 79k | -5k |
| LA | Los Angeles, CA | 1.32x | 66k | -7k |
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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
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Area
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Earnings after tax and debt ---
$38,798
Cost of living | 1 adult, 0 children
Studio apartment
$1,390 - $2,670/mo
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$16,680
Grocery shopping help
$3,590
Transportation
$9,859
Healthcare
$3,884
Necessities help
$7,253
Entertainment help
$2,901
Other
$
Costs or offsets to adjust cost of living.
Total cost of living
$44,167
Earnings after tax, debt + cost of living
Deficit
$-5,369
Cost of living ratio: 1.32x
Costs
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