Among the hundreds of public schools in the nation, MONEY Magazine ranked Fresno State ranked 31 on their top 50 list for public schools in the nation.

The determining criteria the researchers looked at consisted of graduation rates, student interaction and satisfaction, instructor quality, financial troubles, debt and student loans, cost of the degree and affordability.

Fresno State was the second highest ranked California State University, behind CSU Long Beach, who is ranked at 25. CSU LA and Stanislaus were also on the list.
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