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CSU Long Beach

CSU Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840

Official telephone: (562) 985-4111
Fax number: (562) 985-1734
Website: www.csulb.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 32,079
Full-time undergraduates: 27,234
Part-time undergraduates: 4,845
Total graduate students: 5,367
Full-time graduate students: 3,097
Part-time graduate students: 2,270
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 23
U.S. region where majority of students come from: West
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 1%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
26.5% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.7% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
39.9% Hispanic/Latino
0.3% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
16.1% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.0% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
5.0% Nonresident Alien
2.4% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
22.9% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.8% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
38.5% Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
19.2% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.8% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
6.4% Nonresident Alien
4.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CSU Long Beach
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 322 acres
City or town school is located in: Long Beach, CA
Population of city/town: 469,428
Nearest major city: Los Angeles
Distance of nearest major city: 26 miles
Population of nearest major city: 3,844,307
Online campus map: daf.csulb.edu/maps

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (100%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 28%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 7%
Percent of students who live off campus: 93%
Student conduct policies:
smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 2065
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art museum.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 99%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 17
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 6
Percent of men who join fraternities: 2%
Number of social sororities on campus: 14
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 7
Percent of women who join sororities: 2%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Daily 49er, published four days per week; Long Beach Union, published weekly; University Magazine, published monthly
Number of honor societies: 22
Total number of registered organizations: 297
Campus-based religious organizations:
Baptist Student Union, Hillel, Latter-day Saints Student Association, Navigators, Newman Club, Wesley Foundation; Asian-American Christian and Network Christian Fellowships
Minority student organizations:
Black Cultural Program Committee, Black Scholars, Black Student Union, American Indian Student Council, La Raza Student Association
International student organizations:
International Student Association; African, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Indonesian, Iranian, Japanese, Korean, Lebanese, Malaysian, Pakistani, Palestinian, Turkish, and Vietnamese groups
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Orchestra, opera club, Team Managers; Concert and pep bands; dance, drama, departmental, service, and special-interest groups

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Director of women's athletics: Cindy Masner
School colors: black and gold
School mascot: 49ers
Athletic conference memberships: Big West Conference (Football I-A), Mountain Pacific Sports Federation

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's golfno 
Men's track and field (indoor)no 
Men's track and field (outdoor)no 
Men's volleyballno 
Men's water polono 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's golfno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's softballno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's track and field (indoor)no 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's volleyballno 
Women's water polono 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 4%
Athletic facilities:
basketball, tennis, and volleyball courts; baseball, rugby, soccer, softball fields; gymnasiums, track

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Los Angeles (24 miles)
Nearest other airport: Long Beach, CA (4 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Fullerton, CA (13 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Long Beach, CA (8 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

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