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| Cal State Fullerton Ranked as a National Leader In Awarding Bachelor’s Degrees to Underrepresented Students |
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| University ranks eighth in the nation for number of bachelor's degrees awarded to underrepresented students and fourth for undergraduate degrees awarded to Hispanics.
June 20, 2006 :: No. 282 Diverse Issues in Higher Education ranks Cal State Fullerton eighth in the nation for the number of bachelor's degrees awarded to underrepresented students, as reported in the magazine's June 1 issue. The publication's rankings, which are based on 2004-05 data from the U.S. Department of Education, list colleges and universities by the number of bachelor's and master's degrees awarded, as well as by subject areas. The magazine's "The Top 100"; also ranks CSUF No. 4 in the nation and No. 1 in California for the number of undergraduate degrees awarded to Hispanics — rankings that match those published last month by Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education. In specific academic programs, Cal State Fullerton is ranked second nationally for awarding undergraduate degrees to American Indians in English, and third for bachelor's degrees awarded to Asian Americans in education. The university holds No. 5 rankings for bachelor's degrees in education, business management and marketing awarded to Hispanics, as well as for undergraduate degrees in education awarded to all underrepresented students combined. In the magazine's listing, CSUF is sixth for undergraduate business degrees awarded to both Asian Americans and Hispanics. In addition, the university is ranked eighth for bachelor's degrees awarded to Hispanics in area, ethnic, cultural and gender studies. Cal State Fullerton also is named among the top 25 nationally for the number of bachelor's degrees awarded to:
More than half of Cal State Fullerton's 35,000 students identify themselves as members of ethnic groups — the largest is Hispanic, constituting 26 percent of the student body, followed by Asian/Pacific Islander at 22 percent.
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