California State University-Los Angeles

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

California State University, Los Angeles was founded in 1947 as the Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences. The university is also referred as CSULA, Cal State L.A., or CSLA and is part of the California State University system. CSLA was renamed to California State College at Los Angeles in 1964. It gained the University status in 1972 and adopted its current name. CSLA is spread over 170 acres in Los Angeles, California. The university is organized into various academic units including:

• Charter College of Education
• College of Arts and Letters
• College of Business and Economics
• College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology
• College of Health and Human Services
• College of Natural and Social Sciences

CSLA is home to 7 fraternities, 14 social fraternal organizations, and 7 sororities which are governed by the Interfraternity Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council, National Panhellenic Conference, and National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in art studies, family and social work, and security and law enforcement.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Racially diverse student body.
• High faculty salary.
• High female/male ratio.
• Numerous part-time students.

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 may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 20,743 in 2009-2010 (17,816 full-time equivalent).

About 38% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 62% of the class.

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

Students under 25 years old represent 56% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 86% are full-time and 14% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Cal State L.A. provides on-campus housing for 957 of its 17,816 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

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

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 59 male students received the aid (men were 49% of those receiving aid) and 61 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 51% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Cal State L.A. offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

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

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (115 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (819 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (109 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Information Technology

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (13 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (564 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (192 awarded)

• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (332 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (4 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (744 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Anthropology
• Chinese Language and Literature
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
• History
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Latin American Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (44 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (105 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (15 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (26 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MUSIC (34 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (164 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (117 awarded)

• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
• Health and Physical Education
• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (26 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (153 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Microbiology
• Natural Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (221 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Fire Services Administration
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (247 awarded)

• Communication Disorders
• Psychology