California State University Fresno

As a now proud Fresno State Alumnus, this review will probably be a bit biased but I don’t care. For the past couple years that I have been attending here, this campus and its staff has been nothing but great to me. Their College of Social Sciences, more specifically the Political Science department, has nothing but great professors who are all really passionate, and knowledgeable in their field. Their Veterans Service department, has always been helpful as well and will always let you know how to best to use your GI Bill benefits, and so forth.
Plus, where else can you find a campus that is known to have someone having sex with a sheep (
), but at the same time having a top 25 nursing program (
), as well as having the largest library (and one of the most modern) in the CSU system (
)?
The athletic facilities here are also one of the top ones in the Mountain West conference (which is shared with other CSU brethren, such as SJSU and San Diego State). Bulldog Stadium will be undergoing a revitalization soon in the next few years, and will definitely be really nice to watch games in — especially if or when — they become much more competitive in football (#FireNickToth).
Parking is an issue, but I’m pretty sure that’s just a given with all CSU schools. Overall, I enjoyed my stay here for the most part and I definitely recommend this campus as a cheaper alternative to other CSU’s around the state.
#BulldogBornBulldogBred

How funny that I don’t already have a review here for my alma mater.
Fresno State is an excellent local college that draws a diverse student body both in age, abilities, and ethnicities. These are the local guys doing good.
I would highly recommend the business department for its degrees. The education department is okay, but be prepared to jump through hoops to get a teaching credential. However, that probably goes for any school in California. This is not an easy school in which to get a credential or to teach.
Fresno State has a lovely campus that provides a real college feel, yet most of the students are commuters.

Had a phenomenal experience during my undergraduate through grad school years. For what the classrooms might lack in aesthetics, the campus most certainly makes up for in spaciousness and traditional college feel. New library is a great addition to the campus core. Professors and other instructors are generally accessible and seem to enjoy their subject matter area. The school could make more conscious efforts to get freshman and sophomore students to move closer to campus (enroll more students from counties outside the valley who need dorms or adjacent apartments) and to erase the car-​centered culture/​parking lot demands.

Im a student here and overall Fresno State can improve a lot. The students are overall quite nice, But certain faculty members can be a little unfriendly. Fresno for some reason have a lot of good-​looking people, so thats a plus on campus, The university is so lively during the fall and spring semesters and as evening approaches its zombie town, like where did everyone go. Cant blame them as the University Student Union is pretty lame, and everyone is scattered, there is no one central place where students congregate. The so call cafeteria is really poor, only 3 – 4 stalls, a subway, a panda express, chik-​fil-​a and some jamba juice on th scorner. All of which are non healthy food. We need more healthy options on campus. Also the campus building are mostly run down and old, needs updating, the design is very ugly compared to other CSU’s, Fresno State has a bomb shelter look honestly, who ever designed the older building should be shot lol. Also the university lacks community events such a food trucks and bazaar, which should be organized to connect students to local communities. The most amazing thing on campus is the Henry Madden Library which has moving shelves like hogwarts. The staff on campus is mostly very unfriendly and not there to help, mostly quite pretentious, better staff is needed for sure !

I attended fsu for 3 semesters and the teachers are excellent. That being said, I have been trying to get help the last year in returning to school for a certain program and have gotten a complete run-​around including 3 unanswered emails I have sent and an in-​person visit to my department with no result. I had given up once but unfortunately there is no other school in fresno that offers my program so I am trying once again to no avail. Still where I was before I started trying. Nowhere. No help. At this rate I will not be returning and will not be successful in attaining my goal.

Pretty nice campus. I’ve only been in a few buildings, and they seem a tad worn down but nothing awful. The students are nice and there’s plenty of places nearby to go. I really like in the middle of the campus there are stands for all the greek organizations. It’s a unique touch!

The Library = Awesome
The Campus = nice
The Administrative staff = hit and miss some are very helpful and care about the students, others don’t care even a little bit and just want you out of their office so they can go back to their solitaire game.
The Professors = most of them are great

Tuition: Fresno State used to be very affordable for students that wanted to work as they paid for their tuition, but since tuition has doubled and almost tripled since I went there 4 years ago, it’s going to be a little harder for students to do that. I think most CSU universities are following the same pattern.
Education Quality: The education quality is alright. There are some professors that are passionate of what they teach and others don’t care. Since students are paying for an education the professors should at least care what they are teaching. I had a few that were a disappointment.
School Campus: The school has gotten better since I’ve been there. There are more areas to study and many places to enjoy yourself. The campus has always looked very nice throughout the year.
Overall, the school was above average and I enjoyed my time there.

This school has a fairly small campus compared to other cal states. It has a very good nursing and pt program however personally, I wish the library were bigger because it is absolutely crowded and noisy every day.

My alma mater! So I will have a biased review. I can definitely say that I got a top notch education paying very low tution (it was $ 1400 per semester when I first started). I have continued my academic career at other top tier schools and I am proud to say that I did my undergrad at Fresno State!
Fresno State is located in the 5^th largest city in Cali (Shocker, Fresno is actually huge!).
Over all the campus is relatively average. There are older buildings in towards the center of the campus, however, there are new buildings that have been erected in the past few years. I was in the Science buildings my whole career and I would have to say that although they are older buildings, but I grew to love them!
Fresno State has the Student Union, a central hub with study areas, food courts, bowling, and other essentials. Not all other schools have a similar building so it’s a nice touch.
Fresno State is a commuter-​school, so campus seems to be rather dead after about 2pm.
Parking is always horrible, a permit is a hunting license.
What has definitely elevated Fresno is their new library. It is a work of art. Although I only got to use it for the first year it was open.
Overall, Fresno State gives you a great bang-​for-​your-​buck.

Love this school. This school has everything I need to succeed in life. Also if you visit Fresno State. Come visit the Wayfinders program. You will find out how interesting this program is.

Love Fresno State. I love the campus and the business school is great. I received a great education at a good value (at the time). They set me up for success… Go Dogs!

My recent visit to CSU Fresno campus was amazing. The campus trees and shrubs were in full bloom and beautiful. The library facility was spacious, quiet and well stocked. They had popular food vendors in their food court and the atmosphere out in front of their Student Union was festive and entertaining. And parking wasn’t to bad either.

Its a great place to study! The location is very beautiful and the campus has lovely little gardens situated in various locations on campus. It’s located off of Shaw and near many great places to eat or just hangout.