California State University Channel Islands

California State University
Channel Islands
TypePublic university
Established2002; 22 years ago (2002)
Parent institution
California State University
AccreditationWSCUC
Endowment$15.6 million (2020)[1]
PresidentRichard Yao
Academic staff
312 (Fall 2012)[2]
Administrative staff
435 (Fall 2012)[2]
Students6,943 (Fall 2020)[3]
Undergraduates6,704 (Fall 2020)[3]
Postgraduates239 (Fall 2019)[3]
Location
Camarillo
,
California
,
United States

34°09′43″N 119°02′37″W / 34.16205°N 119.043572°W / 34.16205; -119.043572
CampusMidsize suburb, 1,187 acres (480 ha) [4][5]
NewspaperThe CI View
ColorsRed and silver[6]
   
NicknameDolphins
MascotEkho the Dolphin
Websitewww.csuci.edu

California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI, CSU Channel Islands) is a public university in Ventura County, California. Located near the city of Camarillo, it opened in 2002 as the 23rd campus in the California State University system. CSUCI is located on the Central Coast of California, at the intersection of the Oxnard Plain and northernmost edge of the Santa Monica Mountains range. The Channel Islands are nearby where the university operates a scientific research station on Santa Rosa Island.[7][8]

The university is a Hispanic-serving institution. Channel Islands offers 63 bachelor's degree programs, 12 master's degree programs, and 4 teaching credentials.[9][10] In the fall of 2020, the university enrolled 6,943 undergraduate and postgraduate students.[3] In the fall of 2020, the university had 425 faculty, of whom 153 (or 36%) were on the tenure track.[11]

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "CSU Employee Profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d "Fall Term Student Enrollment". The California State University Institutional Research and Analyses. Archived from the original on December 2, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "IPEDS-California State University, Channel Island".
  5. ^ "Facilities planning" (PDF). www.calstate.edu. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "Color & Typography Guidelines – Web Style Guide – CSU Channel Islands". Csuci.edu. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  7. ^ "Santa Rosa Island Research Station". CSU Channel Islands. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  8. ^ Moore, Jean Cowden (March 17, 2013). "Santa Rosa research station gives CSUCI students chance to study island". Ventura County Star.
  9. ^ "Search CSU Degrees". calstate.edu. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  10. ^ "CSU Degrees" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  11. ^ "CSU Employee Profile" (PDF). Retrieved July 2, 2021.