Public university in Long Beach, California, US
California State University, California, Long Beach Former names
Los Angeles-Orange County State College (1949–50) Long Beach State College (1950–1964) California State College, [at] Long Beach (1964–1972) Motto in English
"Go Beach!" Type Public research university Established 1949; 75 years ago (1949 ) [ 1] Parent institution
California State University Accreditation WSCUC Academic affiliations
Endowment $115.4 million (2023)[ 2] President Jane Close Conoley [ 3] Provost Karyn Scissum Gunn[ 4] Academic staff
2,454 [ 5] Students 38,273 (Fall 2022)[ 6] Undergraduates 32,711 (Fall 2022)[ 6] Postgraduates 5,562 (Fall 2022)[ 6] Location , , United States
33°46′59″N 118°06′46″W / 33.783022°N 118.112858°W / 33.783022; -118.112858 Campus Large city[ 7] , 323 acres (131 ha) Newspaper Daily 49er Colors Black and gold[ 8] Nickname Sporting affiliations
Mascot Elbee[ 10] Website csulb .edu
California State University, Long Beach (CSULB ), also known in athletics as Long Beach State University (LBSU ),[ 11] is a public research university in Long Beach, California . The 322-acre campus is the second largest in the California State University system (CSU).[ 6] [ 12] The university enrolls around 38,273 undergraduate students and 5,562 graduate students as of fall 2022 - one of the largest graduate student populations across the CSU system and in the state of California.[ 6] [ 13] CSULB is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High Research Activity".[ 14]
The university is home to one of the largest publicly funded art schools in the United States.[ 15] The university is a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) and is eligible to be designated as an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander serving institution (AANAPISI).
^ "CSULB Historical Site" . Csulb.edu. September 28, 1949. Retrieved February 9, 2014 .
^ As of June 30, 2023. NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers. February 15, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024 .
^ Dulaney, Josh (July 14, 2014). "Jane Close Conoley to take reins as new president of Cal State Long Beach" . Press-Telegram . Retrieved July 15, 2014 .
^ "How CSULB's new provost is driven to helping students reach their potential" . California State University Long Beach . May 26, 2021.
^ "University Facts Fall 2014" . Campus-sas.csulb.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015 .
^ a b c d e "Enrollment Summary" (PDF) . The California State University Institutional Research and Analyses. Retrieved May 18, 2021 .
^ "IPEDS-California State University, Long Beach" .
^ "CSULB Visual Identity | Colors" . Archived from the original on May 18, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019 .
^ "Nomenclature" . California State University, Long Beach . Archived from the original on September 24, 2020.
^ "CSULB unveils new shark mascot" . August 17, 2020.
^ "Official Athletics Website" . Long Beach State University Athletics . Retrieved December 31, 2023 .
^ "Institutional Research and Assessment" . Daf.csulb.edu. Archived from the original on December 10, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2014 .
^ "CSULB – Beach Facts" . Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2020 .
^ "Carnegie Classifications | Institution Lookup" . 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023 .
^ "About the School of Art" . Csulb.edu. May 10, 2018. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2019 .