California State University, Fresno

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   The short answer

   California State University, Fresno is a public university in Fresno, California, within the California State University system. It suits students who want a large public university with bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificate, and teaching-credential options, especially in a setting with high research activity.

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   What you can study

   Students can study across 60 bachelor’s degree programmes, 45 master’s degree programmes, 3 doctoral degree programmes, 12 certificates of advanced study, and 2 teaching credentials. Examples include Accounting, several engineering specialisations at bachelor’s level, and graduate nursing options such as Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. The university also lists degrees in areas such as African and African American Studies, Anthropology, and Art.

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   Getting in

   Applications should be checked on the university’s official website, along with the entry requirements for the specific degree level and programme. International students should confirm academic documents, English language requirements, deadlines, and whether any programme has extra admissions steps directly with admissions.

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   What it costs

   The university does not publish a tuition fee in the information available here; confirm the current international student rate with its admissions office. Living costs in Fresno will depend on housing, transport, food, and personal spending, so budget separately for those expenses.

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   Coming from abroad

   The language of instruction is not stated. Before applying, confirm the language requirement for your programme, visa steps, document translation rules, start dates, and whether your intended degree has any additional international admissions conditions.

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   How it compares

   Among 2,515 universities in the United States, this is a public university with a broad mix of undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and credential study. Its research classification and HSI status make it stand out more for range and institutional role than for a narrow specialist focus.

Written from this university's catalogue entry and its cited encyclopedia summary. Figures are only shown where the institution or a cited source publishes them — always confirm fees and entry requirements with the university itself before applying.