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CSULB Pride

California State University, Long Beach

"An outstanding teaching-intensive, research-driven university"

Core Values:

Excellence, diversity, opportunity

Core Purpose:

To graduate students with highly valued degrees

Points of Pride:

  • CSULB was ranked the third Best Public University Value among all of America's public colleges and universities in the The Princeton Review's America's Best Value Colleges, 2007 edition.
  • U.S. News and World Report ranked CSULB third in the West among all public comprehensive universities granting the master's degree.
  • The President Scholars Program, CSULB premier and highly selective scholarship program, was the first in the state to offer full scholarships to California high school valedictorians and National Merit scholars.
  • CSULB was named among the "Publisher's Picks" of universities serving Hispanic students by Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education.
  • The College of Business Administration was named one of the nation's most outstanding business schools in The Princeton Review's Best 237 Business Schools, earning special recognition for its executive MBA and part-time and evening MBA program.
  • U.S. News and World Report ranked the College of Engineering among the top 50 undergraduate programs nationally for all categories of colleges and universities.
  • CSULB is recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, one of only 207 institutions in the nation so designated by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities.
  • CSULB's programs for first year students were cited as "stellar examples" of academic programs that are believed to lead to student success by U.S. News and World Report.
  • CSULB was ranked 8th nationally among colleges and universities conferring the bachelor's degree on minority students in English and 8th nationally in business.
  • CSULB is a member of the Long Beach Education Partnership, considered the national prototype of seamless education from preschool through master's degree

University Facts:

  • With more than 34,500 students, CSULB is the 24th largest university in the nation.
  • CSULB students represent 56 of 58 counties California counties, 46 U.S. and territories and 103 foreign countries.
  • Based on average student fees, CSULB offers the 13th most affordable undergraduate education in the United States.
  • More than 215,000 undergraduate and graduate degrees have been awarded by CSULB since its founding in 1949.
  • In 2007, CSULB generated an annual economic impact of $1.034 billion, or $2.8 million per day, in Southern California. Students' total economic on the local region was $419.3 million.