California State University Fullerton

California State University, Fullerton

Former names	Orange County State College (1959–1962) Orange State College (1962–1964) California State College at Fullerton (1964–1972)
Motto	Vox Veritas Vita (Latin)
Motto in English	"Voice, Truth, Life"
Type	Public
Established	1957
Endowment	$53.1 million (2016)
President	Mildred García
Academic staff	1,910 (fall 2012)
Administrative staff	1,384 (fall 2012)
Students	38,948 (fall 2015)
Undergraduates	33,042 (fall 2015)
Postgraduates	5,906 (fall 2015)
Location	Fullerton, California 33°52′50″N 117°53′07″W / 33.88056°N 117.88528°W / 33.88056; -117.88528Coordinates: 33°52′50″N 117°53′07″W / 33.88056°N 117.88528°W / 33.88056; -117.88528
Campus	urban, 236 acres (96 ha)
Colors	Navy blue, white and orange
Athletics	NCAA Division I – Big West Conference
Nickname	Titans
Mascot	Tuffy the Titan
Affiliations	California State University system
Website	www.fullerton.edu

California State University, Fullerton (also known as CSUF or Cal State Fullerton) is a public research university located in Fullerton, California. With a total enrollment of almost 39,000 it has the second largest student body out of the 23-campus California State University ("CSU") system, and its approximately 5,900 graduate student body is the second largest in the CSU and one of the largest in all of California. As of Fall 2013, the school had 1,932 faculty, of which 707 (36.6%) were on the tenure track.

The Orange County university offers over 240 degrees including 120 different bachelor's degrees, 118 types of master's degrees, three doctoral degrees including a Doctor of Nursing and two Doctor of Education, and 19 teaching credentials.

CSUF is designated both as a Hispanic-serving institution and an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander serving institution (AANAPISIs). The university is nationally accredited in art, athletic training, business, chemistry, communications, communicative disorders, computer science, dance, engineering, music, nursing, public administration, public health, social work, teacher education and theater. Spending related to CSUF generates an impact of around $1 billion to the California and local economy, and sustains nearly 9,000 jobs statewide.

CSUF athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and are collectively known as the CSUF Titans. They are members of the Big West Conference.

In 1957, CSUF became the twelfth state college in California to be authorized by the state legislature as a degree-granting institution. The following year, a site was designated for the campus to be established in northeast Fullerton. The property was purchased in 1959. This is the same year that Dr. William B. Langsdorf was appointed as founding president of the school.