California State University, Long Beach
Public university in Long Beach, California, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Former names | Los Angeles-Orange County State College (1949–50) Long Beach State College (1950–1964) California State College, [at] Long Beach (1964–1972) |
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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 33.783022°N 118.112858°W / 33.783022; -118.112858 |
Campus | Large city[7], 323 acres (131 ha) |
Newspaper | Daily 49er |
Colors | Black and gold[8] |
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Sporting affiliations | |
Mascot | Elbee[10] |
Website | csulb |
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).