Study at California State University Long Beach

California State University, Long Beach, popularly referred to as CSULB was initially established as a state college in 1949. It acquired university status in 1972 and currently enrolls over 36,000 students. CSULB offers more than 80 undergraduate degrees, 60 master's degrees, 10 education-related credential programs, and several doctoral degrees in 7 academic colleges:

College of the Arts
College of Business Administration
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Health & Human Services
College of Liberal Arts
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

CSULB has over 15 sports teams including baseball, cross country, softball, track and field, tennis, soccer, basketball, volleyball, water polo and golf teams. The mascot for the teams is Prospector Pete, and the teams go by the official name of 49ers. The unofficial name of the baseball team is the Dirtbags. The CSULB sports teams are also popularly called The Beach.

Profile of California State University Long Beach

Long Beach State is located in a large city, in Long Beach, CA. The school is a public institution. Degree levels at Long Beach State top out at the Doctoral degree.

Course Topics

Students at the school often study art studies, family and social work, and liberal arts.

Long Beach State Selectivity

The admissions department at Long Beach State does not accept all those who apply. In 2007, 48% of applicants were rejected at the school. Most students' verbal SAT scores were in the range of 440 to 550 in 2007. A quarter of students admitted in 2007 scored 580 or higher on the math SAT.

Faculty

The school's tenure system is geared toward rewarding and keeping the most valuable professors. By paying its faculty better than most schools, Long Beach State tries to attract and retain a high quality teaching staff.

Student Enrollment

The school offers classes to 36,868 students (30,920 full-time equivalent). Minorities are common at Long Beach State.

Student Life

The school does offer meal plans to students. Students sports include formal participation in Big West Conference competitions.

Long Beach State Tuition and Affordability

Tuition is fairly low at the school.

Long Beach State Programs and Degrees

General Category	Degrees	Most Common Majors
Liberal Arts	1,884	liberal arts and sciences, speech and rhetoric, English, sociology, political science, history, geography, Spanish language, ...
Business and Management	1,241	business management, managerial economics, logistics
Family and Social Work	675	social work, family and consumer science, public administration, family studies
Education and Teaching	544	trade and industrial teaching, education, school counseling, special ed
Security and Law Enforcement	416	criminal justice and safety, security and protective services
Therapy and Counseling	404	psychology, communication disorders, physical therapy
Nutrition and Exercise Therapy	326	health and physical education, dietitian, parks and recreation studies
Nursing and Emergency Medicine	275	registered nursing, community nurse, nursing administration
Engineering	268	electrical engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, engineering, chemical engineering, manufacturing engineering
Media	263	journalism, radio and television
Science	262	biology, biochemistry, marine biology, microbiology, chemistry, physics, geology, geological and earth sciences
Art Studies	233	art studies
Fine Arts	165	fine arts
Computer Science and Engineering	114	computer engineering, computer science
Drama and Performing Arts	95	drama, dance
Medical Support and Technology	80	health service and sciences
Mathematics	79	mathematics
Music	77	music performance, music
Religion and Philosophy	72	philosophy, religion, Jewish studies
Medical Adminstration	72	health care administration
Engineering Technician	46	construction engineering tech, engineering technology, electronics tech, computer engineering tech
Medicine	24	public health, gerontology
Design	15	industrial design
Conservation and Resource Management	11	environmental studies

Contact: Long Beach State

California State University Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90840-0115
General Phone: (562) 985-4111
http://www.csulb.edu

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