Test-freeNo early plan

California State University, Fullerton

CA · Public · West · National university · 40,412 undergraduates (large)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate88.1%
Early roundNo early plan 
Regular round†88.1%no early round, so same as overall

† This school has no early round, so the regular rate equals the overall admit rate.

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Admission rates

Overall
0%50%100%'19'20'21'22'23'24'2552.7%67.6%59.4%66.7%86.7%90.5%88.1%

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

No early plan (one CSU filing period, Oct 1–Nov 30) · School admissions page ↗

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
Test-freeScores not considered in admission (CSU policy)School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
N/A (test-free; scores not considered)
ACT
N/A (test-free; scores not considered)

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Test-free for fall 2027 entry. From the Cal State Fullerton catalog.

How to send scores

Test-free: scores not considered

CSU is test-free for admission.

School’s words: “The California State University (CSU) has permanently discontinued the use of ACT/SAT examinations in determining admission eligibility.”

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡5.9%SAT 5.6% + ACT 0.3%

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT5.6%
378 students
Submitted ACT0.3%
20 students

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
850–1060 median 950
8001600
SAT Reading & Writing
430–542.5 median 490
400800
SAT Math
410–530 median 450
400800
ACT composite
17–24.75 median 22
1636

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'19'20'21'22'23'24'25100%100%10.9%6.1%4.5%4.5%5.9%96.0%96.8%9.9%5.5%4.0%4.3%5.6%26.0%23.4%1.0%0.6%0.5%0.2%0.3%

SAT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
1600140012001000800'19'20'21'22'23'24'251040–1200120010401010–118011801010935–11601160935930–11901190930880–11001100880860–10701070860850–10601060850

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
363228242016'19'20'21'22'23'24'2519–24241918–23231816–25251618–22221820–26262022–303022no data

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

  • 2023: 0%

What is a waitlist? How is it different from a deferral?

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. Fall 2027 Test-free2025-26 CDS
  2. Fall 2026 Not reported2024-25 CDS
  3. Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
  4. Fall 2023 Not reported2022-23 CDS
  5. Fall 2023 Not reported2021-22 CDS
  6. Fall 2022 Recommended2020-21 CDS
  7. Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDS

Sources