Students of Cal State Fullerton experience much of the distinctive character and learning atmosphere of any campus comes from the nature and vitality of its students. Diversity, the synthesis of academic with work and family interests, strong achievement records, and relative maturity are some of the predominant characteristics of the student body at Cal State Fullerton. The university is primarily a community-based institution, with one on-campus residence facility which opened in the spring of 1988. Nearly 75 percent of the students work 20 or more hours per week, and yet 62 percent of all students take 12 or more hours of course work each semester.

Learning is preeminent at California State University, Fullerton. The University aspires to combine the best quality of teaching and research universities where actively engaged students, faculty, and staff work in close collaboration to expand knowledge.

Affordable undergraduate and graduate programs provide students the best of current practice, theory, and research and integrate professional studies with preparation in the arts and sciences. Through experiences in and out of the classroom, students develop the habit of intellectual inquiry, prepare for challenging professions, strengthen relationships to their communities and con-tribute productively to society.