The California State University is a public university system in California,and the largest public university system in the United States. It consists of 23 campuses and seven off-campus centers,which together enroll 457,992 students and employ 56,256 faculty and staff members. In California,it is one of the three public higher education systems,along with the University of California and the California Community Colleges systems. The CSU system is officially incorporated as The Trustees of the California State University,and is headquartered in Long Beach,California.
California State Polytechnic University,Humboldt is a public university in Arcata,California. It is one of three polytechnic universities in the California State University (CSU) system and the northernmost campus in the system. The main campus,situated hillside at the edge of a coast redwood forest,has commanding views overlooking Arcata,much of Humboldt Bay,and the Pacific Ocean. The college town setting on the California North Coast,8 miles (13 km) north of Eureka,279 miles (449 km) north of San Francisco,and 654 miles (1052.51 km) north of Los Angeles is notable for its natural beauty. It is the most westerly four-year university in the contiguous United States. Humboldt is a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI).
California State University,San Bernardino is a public research university in San Bernardino,California. Founded in 1965,it is part of the California State University system. The main campus sits on 441 acres (178 ha) in the University District of San Bernardino,with a branch campus of 40 acres (16 ha) in Palm Desert,California,opened in 1986. Cal State San Bernardino's fall 2020 enrollment was 19,404. In fall 2019,it had 505 full-time faculty,of which 385 were on the tenure track.
California State University,Long Beach (CSULB),also known in athletics as Long Beach State University (LBSU),is a public research university in Long Beach,California. The 322-acre campus is the second largest in the California State University system (CSU). The university is one of the largest in the state of California by enrollment with a student body numbering 38,273 for the fall 2022 semester. With 5,562 graduate students as of fall 2022,the university enrolls one of the largest graduate student populations across the CSU system and in the state of California. CSULB is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High Research Activity".
California State University,San Marcos is a public university in San Marcos,California. It was founded in 1989 as the 21st campus in the California State University (CSU) system.
California State Polytechnic University,Pomona,is a public polytechnic university in Pomona,California. It is the largest of the three polytechnic universities in the California State University system.
California State University,Los Angeles is a public university in Los Angeles,California. It is part of the California State University system. Cal State LA offers 142 bachelor's degree programs,122 master's degree programs,and 4 doctoral degrees:the Doctor of Philosophy in special education,Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership,Doctor of Nursing Practice,and Doctor of Audiology. It also offers 22 teaching credentials.
California State University,East Bay is a public university in Hayward,California. The university is part of the California State University system and offers 136 undergraduate and 60 post-baccalaureate areas of study. Founded in 1957,California State University,East Bay has a student body of almost 14,000. As of Fall 2021,it had 863 faculty,of whom 358 (41%) were on the tenure track. The university's largest and oldest college campus is located in Hayward,with additional centers in the nearby cities of Oakland and Concord.
California State University,Fullerton is a public research university in Fullerton,California. With a total enrollment of more than 41,000,it has the largest student body of the California State University (CSU) system,and its graduate student body of more than 5,000 is one of the largest in the CSU and in all of California. As of fall 2016,the school had 2,083 faculty,of whom 782 were on the tenure track. The university offers 109 degree programs:55 undergraduate degrees and 54 graduate degrees,including 3 doctoral programs.
California State University,Sacramento is a public university in Sacramento,California. Founded in 1947 as Sacramento State College,it is part of the California State University system.
Sonoma State University is a public university in Rohnert Park in Sonoma County,California. It is one of the smallest members of the California State University (CSU) system. Sonoma State offers 92 bachelor's degree programs,19 master's degree programs,and 11 teaching credentials. The university is a Hispanic-serving institution.
The California State University Maritime Academy is a public university in Vallejo,California. It is part of the California State University system and the only maritime academy on the contigious West Coast. The university offers six bachelor's degree programs and one master's degree program.
California State University,Bakersfield is a public university in Bakersfield,California. It was established in 1965 as Kern State College and officially in 1968 as California State College Bakersfield on a 375-acre (152 ha) campus,becoming the 20th school in the California State University system. The university offers 39 different bachelor's degree programs,17 master's degree programs,and a doctoral program in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.).
California State University,Dominguez Hills is a public university in Carson,California. It was founded in 1960 and is part of the California State University (CSU) system.
Fieldon King Alexander is an American former university administrator and professor of higher education policy and finance. He was the president of Oregon State University,Louisiana State University,California State University,Long Beach,and Murray State University. He resigned from his most recent position as President of Oregon State University in 2021 after a faculty vote of no-confidence.
The Sacramento State Hornets is the team that represents California State University,Sacramento in Sacramento,the capital city of the U.S. state of California,in intercollegiate athletics.
The California Faculty Association (CFA) is an American labor union that represents lecturers,professors,counselors,librarians and coaches from the 23 campuses of the California State University (CSU). It is the exclusive collective bargaining agent for all faculty in the CSU system. In 2022,their annual revenue was $18.1 million.
The UC Davis pepper spray incident occurred on November 18,2011,during an Occupy movement demonstration at the University of California,Davis. After asking the protesters to leave several times,university police pepper sprayed a group of student demonstrators as they were seated on a paved path in the campus quad. The video of UC Davis police officer Lt. John Pike pepper-spraying demonstrators spread around the world as a viral video and the photograph became an Internet meme. Officer Alex Lee also pepper sprayed demonstrators at Pike's direction.
Sacramento State University Library is the central library for the campus of California State University,Sacramento. With over 1.4 million volumes,it is the third largest library in the California State University. It is part of the California State Depository Library Program. The library features 79 private study rooms,4 meeting rooms,and 14 instructional classrooms. The library houses 200 public access research computer stations,120 faculty/staff personal computers,and 5 computer classrooms ranging in capacities of 40 to 100. There are currently 27 full-time librarians and 34 library assistants. The library also features a number of group study rooms,individualized private rooms for graduate students,and individual study lounges.
