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Founded
1901
March 8, 1901
California State University
CSU
Part of the 23-campus CSU system
Student body
22,279
Fall 2023
Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Six
Colleges
For academic and hands-on learning focus
Top 10
Study Abroad
For 20 Years
US News & World Report
Best in the West
#1 for 31 years
25+
Centers and Institutes
For student, faculty and industry collaboration
Our Campus
9,178 acres
2nd largest in California and one of the largest in the nation
#1 in the west
Most Innovative
US News and World Report
Face-to-face
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
Forbes
Top 25
Top 25 in the West
9 months after graduation
91% Employed
or in Grad School
According to recent Career Services data
