California State University-East Bay

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

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.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

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

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Quarter.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 14,167 in 2009-2010 (13,616 full-time equivalent).

About 39% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 61% of the class.

Undergrads are 75% of enrolled students and graduate students are 25%.

Students under 25 years old represent 55% of the student body. About 10% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

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

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Cal State East Bay provides on-campus housing for 1,300 of its 13,616 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the California Collegiate Athletic Association for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Cal State East Bay offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Comprehensive.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (65 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (927 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (84 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (10 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (14 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (290 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (18 awarded)

• Engineering
• Engineering/Industrial Management

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (297 awarded)

• Human Development and Family Studies
• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (9 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (1 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LIBERAL ARTS (675 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• Geography
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Latin American Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (56 awarded)

• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (119 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (32 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (123 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MUSIC (27 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (117 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (113 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (9 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (159 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biostatistics
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (116 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (192 awarded)

• Communication Disorders
• Psychology