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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    California State University-Fullerton has 3.1× as many undergrads as U. Houston-Downtown

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    U. Houston-Downtown has 7 pts more Pell recipients than California State University-Fullerton (55% vs. 48%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    U. Houston-Downtown has 3 pts more first-gen students than California State University-Fullerton (53% vs. 49%)

    First-generation students

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
California State University-Fullerton38.5K
U. Houston-Downtown12.6K
Pell Grant share
California State University-Fullerton48%
U. Houston-Downtown55%
First-gen share
California State University-Fullerton49%
U. Houston-Downtown53%
Diversity index
California State University-Fullerton0.62
U. Houston-Downtown0.60

Who they are

Men
California State University-Fullerton44%
U. Houston-Downtown38%
Part-time students
California State University-Fullerton18%
U. Houston-Downtown53%
Students 25 and older
California State University-Fullerton16%
U. Houston-Downtown42%

Race & ethnicity

California State University-Fullerton
U. Houston-Downtown
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
California State University-Fullerton99%
U. Houston-Downtown99%
First-years from other states
California State University-Fullerton1%
U. Houston-Downtown1%
First-years from abroad
California State University-Fullerton0%
U. Houston-Downtown1%
New transfer students this fall
California State University-Fullerton5,003
U. Houston-Downtown2,156
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
California State University-Fullerton42%
U. Houston-Downtown65%

Campus

California State University-Fullerton
Large suburbNCAA D-I · Big West ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
U. Houston-Downtown
Large cityNo college housingROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why