Fresno State
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| Motto | Lucem Accipe Ut Reddas (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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Receive the light that you may give it forth. |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1911 |
| Endowment | $146.3 million (2016) |
| President | Joseph I. Castro |
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Academic staff
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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 FBS – Mountain West |
| Nickname | Bulldogs |
| Mascot | Victor E. Bulldog |
| Affiliations | California State University |
| Website | www |
| University rankings | |
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| National | |
| Forbes | 396 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 220 |
| Washington Monthly | 25 |
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USNWR departmental rankings |
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| 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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