California State University--Fresno is a public institution that was founded in 1911. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 19,719, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 327 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. California State University--Fresno's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (West), 36. Its in-state tuition and fees are $6,286 (2013-14); out-of-state tuition and fees are $9,742 (2013-14).

California State University—Fresno is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada range in the middle of the state.