California State University, Long Beach
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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 | Latin: Vox, Veritas, Vita |
Motto in English | "Voice, Truth, Life" |
| Type | Public research university |
| Established | 1949 |
Parent institution | California State University |
| Accreditation | WSCUC |
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| Endowment | $216.6 million (2024-25) |
| Budget | $581.1 million (2024-25) |
| President | Loren J. Blanchard |
| Provost | Karyn Scissum Gunn |
| Faculty | 2,539 (fall 2025) |
| Students | 42,174 (fall 2025) |
| Undergraduates | 36,703 (fall 2025) |
| Postgraduates | 5,471 (fall 2025) |
| Location | , United States 33°46′59″N 118°06′46″W / 33.783022°N 118.112858°W |
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| Newspaper | Long Beach Current |
| Colors | Black and gold |
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| Mascot | Elbee |
| Website | csulb |
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California State University, Long Beach (Cal State Long Beach or CSULB), also known in athletics as Long Beach State University (LBSU), is a public research university in Long Beach, California, United States. The 322-acre campus is the second largest in the California State University system (CSU).
The university enrolls around 35,843 undergraduate students and 5,346 graduate students as of fall 2024. The graduate programs include master's degrees, credentials, post-baccalaureate certificates, and doctoral programs. CSULB is classified as an "R2: Doctoral Universities – High Research Activity". The university offers five doctoral programs: Educational Leadership- Community College Higher Ed Specialization or P-12 Specialization (Ed.D.), Engineering and Computational Mathematics (Ph.D.), Physical Therapy (DPT), Public Health (DR.P.H.) and Nursing Practice (DNP).
The university is home to one of the largest publicly funded art schools in the United States. 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).