California
State University Logo The California State University (CSU)
system includes 23 campuses across the state. These multipurpose
institutions serve more than 400,000 students annually and offer
both undergraduate and graduate instruction for a variety of
professional and occupational goals as well as broad liberal
education. Admission priority is given to students who have
successfully completed their first two years at a California
Community College campus.
Each State University campus retains its own unique academic and
geographic character. These campuses include both comprehensive
and polytechnic universities and the California Maritime
Academy, a specialized campus.
The oldest CSU campus - San Jose State University - was founded
in 1857 and became the first institution of public higher
education in California. The most recently opened campus -
California State University, Channel Islands - began admitting
students in the fall of 2002.
The primary focus of the CSU faculty is providing quality
instruction. CSU campuses require for graduation a basic program
of "General Education-Breadth Requirements" regardless of the
type of bachelor's degree or major field selected by the
student.
* Some colleges have off-campus locations. The location
listed below represents the location of the main campus. Click
on a college and find the section Off-Campus Locations for a
listing of multiple campus locations.
| California State University |
Location |
| California Maritime Academy |
Vallejo, CA |
| California Polytechnic State University, San Luis
Obispo |
San Luis Obispo, CA |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona |
Pomona, CA |
| California State University, Bakersfield |
Bakersfield, CA |
| California State University, Channel Islands |
Camarillo, CA |
| California State University, Chico |
Chico, CA |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills |
Carson, CA |
| California State University, East Bay |
Hayward, CA |
| California State University, Fresno |
Fresno, CA |
| California State University, Fullerton |
Fullerton, CA |
| California State University, Long Beach |
Long Beach, CA |
| California State University, Los Angeles |
Los Angeles, CA |
| California State University, Monterey Bay |
Seaside, CA |
| California State University, Northridge |
Northridge, CA |
| California State University, Sacramento |
Sacramento, CA |
| California State University, San Bernardino |
San Bernardino, CA |
| California State University, San Marcos |
San Marcos, CA |
| California State University, Stanislaus |
Turlock, CA |
| Humboldt State University |
Arcata, CA |
| San Diego State University |
San Diego, CA |
| San Francisco State University |
San Francisco, CA |
| San Jos?State University |
San Jose, CA |
| Sonoma State University |
Rohnert Park, CA |
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