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California State University-Fresno

California State University, Fresno
California State University, Fresno (seal).png
Motto Lucem Accipe Ut Reddas (Latin)
Motto in English
Receive the light that you may give it forth.
Type Public
Established 1911
Endowment $146.3 million (2016)
President Joseph I. Castro
Academic staff
1,194
Students 24,405 (Fall 2016)
Undergraduates 21,504 (Fall 2016)
Postgraduates 2,901 (Fall 2016)
Location Fresno, California, U.S.
Campus Urban, 388 acres (157 ha) and 1,011 acres (409 ha) University Farm
Colors Cardinal and Blue          
Athletics NCAA Division I FBSMountain West
Nickname Bulldogs
Mascot Victor E. Bulldog
Affiliations California State University
Website www.fresnostate.edu
University rankings
National
Forbes 396
U.S. News & World Report 220
Washington Monthly 25

USNWR departmental rankings

Physical Therapy 118
Rehabilitation Counseling 24
Social Work 103
Speech–Language Pathology 141

California State University, Fresno (commonly referred to as Fresno State) is a public research university and one of 23 campuses within the California State University system. It is located at the northeast edge of Fresno, California, approximately 58 miles (93 km) from the entrance to Yosemite National Park, and sits at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the San Joaquin Valley. The city of Fresno is the fifth largest city in California. The university is within an hour's drive of many mountain and lake resorts and within a three-hour drive of both Los Angeles and San Francisco.

The university has a Fall 2016 enrollment of 24,405 students. It offers bachelor's degrees in 60 areas of study, 45 master's degrees, 3 doctoral degrees, 12 certificates of advanced study, and 2 different teaching credentials.

The university's unique facilities include an on-campus planetarium, on-campus raisin and wine grape vineyards, and a commercial winery, where student-made wines have won over 300 awards since 1997. Members of Fresno State's nationally ranked Top 10 Equestrian Team have the option of housing their horses on campus, next to indoor and outdoor arenas. Fresno State has a 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m2) Student Recreation Center and the third-largest library, in terms of square footage, in the California State University system.

Fresno State was founded as the Fresno State Normal School in 1911 with Charles Lourie McLane as its first president. The original campus was what is now Fresno City College. In 1956, Fresno State moved its campus to its present location in the northeast part of the city, and FCC bought the old campus and moved back in. It became Fresno State College in 1949, when it was authorized to grant bachelor's degrees. It became a charter institution of the California State University System in 1961. In 1972 the name was officially changed to California State University, Fresno.


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