California State University

The California State University (CSU) is a public university system established in 1857 in California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. The California State University system headquarters are in Long Beach, California.Home Page. California State University. Retrieved on December 6, 2008. 

The CSU system is composed of 23 campuses and has over 417,000 students supported by 47,000 faculties and staff.
It is the largest senior system of higher education in the United States.

CSU prepares about 60 percent of the teachers in the state, 40 percent of the engineering graduates, and more graduates in business, agriculture, communication studies, health, education and public administration than all other California universities and colleges combined. Altogether, about half the bachelor's degrees and a third of the master's degrees awarded annually in California are from the CSU.

Since 1961, nearly 2.5 million alumni have received a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree from the CSU system which offers more than 1,800 degree programs in 240 subject areas.

 Campuses 
The California State University has 23 colleges. They are listed in order from oldest to newest.
CampusFoundedNumber of StudentsAthletic DivisionAthletic ConferenceAthletic NicknameSan Jose185733,282NCAA Div I(FBS)Mountain WestSpartansChico188717,019NCAA Div IICCAAWildcatsSan Diego189735,081NCAA Div I(FBS) Mountain WestAztecsSan Francisco189928,880NCAA Div IICCAAGatorsSan Luis Obispo190121,242NCAA Div I(FCS)Big WestFootball: Big SkyMustangsFresno191124,139NCAA Div I(FBS) Mountain WestBulldogsHumboldt19136,983NCAA Div IICCAALumberjacksMaritime1929911NAIACalPacKeelhaulersPomona193827,914NCAA Div IICCAABroncosLos Angeles194726,361NCAA Div IICCAAGolden EaglesSacramento194731,156NCAA Div I(FCS)Big SkyHornetsLong Beach194938,074NCAA Div I(non-football)Big WestThe BeachEast Bay195714,705NCAA Div IICCAAPioneersFullerton195739,868NCAA Div I(non-football)Big WestTitansStanislaus195710,614NCAA Div IICCAAWarriorsNorthridge195838,391NCAA Div I(non-football)Big WestMatadorsDominguez Hills196017,027NCAA Div IICCAATorosSonoma19608,649NCAA Div IICCAASeawolvesSan Bernardino196520,311NCAA Div IICCAACoyotesBakersfield196511,199NCAA Div I(non-football)Big WestRoadrunnersSan Marcos198914,519NCAA Div IICCAACougarsMonterey Bay19947,123NCAA Div IIOttersChannel Islands20027,093NoneN/ADolphins

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Category:1857 establishments in California