California State University
Administration building in Long Beach
The California State University (abbreviated CSU ) is the second state university system in California next to the University of California (officially there is the Community Colleges California as the third). In 1972 (since 1982 with today's name) many of the previously independent state universities were merged to form the State university system of California.
The oldest campus is San Jose State University (1857), the newest is California State University, Channel Islands (2002). The system now includes 23 campuses (see: Universities in California ) with around 400,000 students and over 42,000 employees.
The CSU cooperates with the Arab-American University of Jenin .
Locations
| University | abbreviation | place | founding | Number of students
(2005) |
Sports team / league |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose State University | SJSU or San Jose State | San Jose | 1857 | 29,975 | Spartans ( Mountain West Conference ) |
| California State University, Chico | Chico State | Chico | 1887 | 15,919 | Wildcats (California Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA D-II) |
| San Diego State University | SDSU or San Diego State | San Diego | 1897 | 32,693 | Aztecs (Mountain West Conference) |
| San Francisco State University | SF State | San Francisco | 1899 | 28,950 | Gators (California Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA D-II) |
| California Polytechnic State University | Cal Poly | San Luis Obispo | 1901 | 18,475 | Mustangs ( Big West Conference ) |
| California State University, Fresno | Fresno State | Fresno | 1911 | 20,371 | Bulldogs (Mountain West Conference) |
| Humboldt State University | HSU | Arcata | 1913 | 7,462 | Lumberjacks (California Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Div. II) |
| California Maritime Academy | Cal Maritime | Vallejo | 1929 | 860 | Keelhaulers (California Pacific Conference, NAIA ) |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | Pomona | 1938 | 19,885 | Broncos (California Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Div. II) |
| California State University, Los Angeles | Cal State LA | los Angeles | 1947 | 20,034 | Golden Eagles (California Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Div. II) |
| California State University, Sacramento | Sacramento State | Sacramento | 1947 | 27,932 | Hornets ( Big Sky Conference ) |
| California State University, Long Beach | Long Beach State or 'The Beach' | Long Beach | 1949 | 34,547 | "49ers", also "dirtbags" at baseball (Big West Conference) |
| California State University, East Bay | Formerly CSU Hayward | Hayward | 1957 | 12,357 | Pioneers (California Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Div. II) |
| California State University, Fullerton | Fullerton State or Cal State Fullerton | Fullerton | 1957 | 35,040 | Titans (Big West Conference) |
| California State University, Northridge | CSUN ("see-sun") or Cal State Northridge | Northridge | 1957 | 33,243 | Matadors (Big West Conference) |
| California State University, Stanislaus | Cal State Stanislaus | Turlock | 1957 | 8,137 | Warriors (California Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Div. II) |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Carson | 1960 | 12,357 | Toros (California Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Div. II) |
| Sonoma State University | SSU | Rohnert Park | 1960 | 7,749 | Seawolves (California Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Div. II) |
| California State University, San Bernardino | Cal State San Bernardino | San Bernardino | 1965 | 16,431 | Coyotes (California Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Div. II) |
| California State University, Bakersfield | Cal State Bakersfield | Bakersfield | 1965 | 7,549 | Roadrunners ( Western Athletic Conference ) |
| California State University, San Marcos | Cal State San Marcos | San Marcos | 1988 | 7.502 | Cougars |
| California State University, Monterey Bay | CSUMB | Seaside (formerly Fort Ord) | 1994 | 3,773 | Otters (California Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Div. II) |
| California State University, Channel Islands | CSUCI, pronounced "sushi" | Camarillo | 2002 | 2,575 | Dolphins |
Web links
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