+31%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at California State University-Fresno rose 31% between 2007 and 2010 ($8.0k → $10.5k).
California · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Fresno State
Fresno, California. 21,070 undergraduate students. 150 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Fresno State
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at California State University-Fresno fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.7% → 0.0%).
+11%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at California State University-Fresno rose 10% between 2021 and 2024 ($6.7k → $7.3k).
+56%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at California State University-Fresno rose 56% between 2021 and 2024 (17.8% → 27.8%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. California
Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$61,244+39% · 6→10y
California median $42,588$44,012
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry54.8%+33% · '97→'24
California median 61.3%$12,463+43% · '97→'10
At program completion21,070+27% · '96→'10
latest IPEDS77.8%-3% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time96.4%+42% · '01→'24
latest cohort$6,980+327% · '00→'24
out-of-state $18,860SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.7%Median federal debt $12,463 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $61,244 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+33%
Fresno State · completion · 150% rose
42.8% → 57.0%
+165%
Fresno State · completion · 100% rose
10.5% → 27.8%
+27%
Fresno State · undergrad enrollment rose
14,100 → 17,915
+327%
Fresno State · in-state tuition rose
$1,720 → $7,350
+119%
Fresno State · out-of-state tuition rose
$9,100 → $19,950
+43%
Fresno State · median debt rose
$7,350 → $10,500
-100%
Fresno State · cohort default rate fell
7.9% → 0.0%
+42%
Fresno State · pell share rose
40.2% → 57.0%
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$174,221Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$131,856Computer Engineering.$131,127Educational Administration and Supervision.$127,186Business Administration, Management and Operations.$115,912Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$113,245Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$106,377Construction Engineering Technologies.$105,173Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$100,640Mechanical Engineering.$97,316Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$95,314Education, General.$95,011Civil Engineering.$93,213Computer Science.$91,077Curriculum and Instruction.$86,567Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$83,488Computer and Information Sciences, General.$80,652Special Education and Teaching.$80,228Social Work.$79,777Plant Sciences.$78,715Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$75,653Public Administration.$74,605Finance and Financial Management Services.$72,378Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.$71,074
Showing top 24 of 66 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
66 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Education, General.$95,011Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$68,977Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$42,381Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$59,795Special Education and Teaching.$80,228Educational Administration and Supervision.$127,186Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$95,314Curriculum and Instruction.$86,567
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$113,245Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$55,153Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$62,131Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$83,488Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$65,929Public Health.$46,012Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$131,856Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$67,296Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$49,029Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$75,653Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$100,640Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$174,221
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
AGRICULTURE · CIP 01
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in California
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Fresno State graduates earn $X” — not “Fresno State makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Fresno State caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.