California State University-East Bay

California State University, East Bay was established in 1957 as the State College for Alameda County. It was renamed to Alameda County State College in 1961 and became California State College at Hayward in 1963. It gained university status in 1972 and was named California State University, Hayward. On January 26, 2005, the university adopted its current name. It is also referred as CSU East Bay, Cal State East Bay and CSUEB, and is spread over 340 acres in the Eastern San Francisco Bay Area in Hayward, California. CSUEB is divided into the following colleges:

• College of Business and Economics
• College of Education and Allied Studies
• College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences
• College of Science

There is an active Greek life at CSUEB. Some of the fraternities and sororities are Alpha Kappa Omega, Alpha Phi Omega, Delta Chi, Kappa Alpha Psi, Zeta Chi Epsilon, Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Sigma Gamma Rho, Sigma Gamma Rho, Kappa Xi, Zeta Phi Beta, Delta Sigma Pi, and Phi Alpha Delta.

California State University-East Bay Highlights

Where California State University-East Bay stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Many students concentrating in mathematics, computer science and engineering, business and management, and family and social work.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• High female/male ratio.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Racially diverse student body.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Study abroad option
• Distance learning available
• Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Cal State East Bay Students

The student enrollment at Cal State East Bay was 13,124 in 2007 (10,933 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 57% of the class.

Undergrads are 73% of enrolled students and graduate students are 27%.

About 5% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 95% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: Cal State East Bay participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

Cal State East Bay provides on-campus housing for 820 of its 10,933 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Cal State East Bay Admissions (2007)

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