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Cal State Dominguez Hills

California State University,
Dominguez Hills
CSUDH Seal.jpg
Former names
South Bay State College (1960–62)
California State College at Palos Verdes (1962–66)
California State College, Dominguez Hills (1966–77)
Motto In learning is brotherhood, integrity and freedom
Type Public university
Established 1960
Endowment $9.0 million (2016)
President Willie J. Hagan
Provost Rodrick Hay (Interim)
Academic staff
678
Students 14,731 (Fall 2016)
Undergraduates 12,632 (Fall 2016)
Postgraduates 2,099 (Fall 2016)
Location Carson, California 33°51′53″N 118°15′22″W / 33.86472°N 118.25611°W / 33.86472; -118.25611Coordinates: 33°51′53″N 118°15′22″W / 33.86472°N 118.25611°W / 33.86472; -118.25611
Campus Urban, 346 acres (140 ha)
Colors Toro Red and Gold
Athletics NCAA Division IICCAA
Nickname Toros
Affiliations California State University system
Website www.csudh.edu

California State University, Dominguez Hills (also known as CSUDH, Dominguez Hills, or Cal State Dominguez Hills) is a public university located in the city of Carson, California in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County and was founded in 1960. The university is part of the 23-school California State University system. It offers 46 majors for a Bachelor's degrees, 22 different Master's degrees, and 17 types of teaching credentials. The university does not confer doctoral degrees. It is one of the most ethnically-diverse universities in the United States with the largest percentage of black students of any Cal State campus and has a large population of first-generation college students.

In Fall 2016 the university had a total enrollment of 14,731 students comprising 12,632 undergraduates (85.8%) and 2,099 post baccalaureates (14.2%). The campus offers small class sizes for its students. As of Fall 2014, the university had 767 faculty, of which 303 were full-time and tenure track. California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) is not an impacted campus; this is the designation for CSU campuses which are oversubscribed and have elevated admission standards either for the whole campus or for certain majors.

Dominguez Hills ranked #2 in a list of "The 100 Most Affordable Universities in America 2015" by Best Value Schools. It also ranked #29 in the list of "50 Best Value Colleges and Universities in California 2015." In 2015, Cal State Dominguez Hills ranked #11 in Washington Monthly's list of Master's University Rankings. This same year CSUDH was ranked 88th nationally by The Brookings Institution for the value-add to students who graduate from there. Using a similar methodology, The Economist ranked CSUDH 63rd in its 2015 college rankings.


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