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Former name | Stanislaus State College (1957–85) |
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| Motto | Vox Veritas Vita (Latin) "Engaging, Empowering, Transforming" |
Motto in English | "Voice Truth Life" |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1957; 68 years ago (1957) |
Parent institution | California State University |
| Accreditation | WSCUC |
| Endowment | $ 20.5 million (2023-24)[1] |
| Budget | $ 177.6 million (2024-25)[2] |
| President | Britt Rios-Ellis |
| Students | 9,265 (Fall 2024)[3] |
| Undergraduates | 8,201 (Fall 2024)[3] |
| Postgraduates | 1,064 (Fall 2024)[3] |
| Location | , California ,United States |
| Campus | Small suburb[4], 228 acres (92 ha) |
| Other campuses | |
| Newspaper | Signal |
| Colors | Red and gold |
| Nickname | Warriors |
Sporting affiliations | |
| Mascot | Titus |
| Website | csustan.edu |
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California State University, Stanislaus (Stanislaus State,Stan State) is apublic university inTurlock, California, United States. It is part of theCalifornia State University system. It was established in 1957 and offers 45bachelor's degree programs and 38 graduate programs, which include 22master's degree programs, onedoctoral degree (Doctor of Education), 10 certificate programs, and 5teaching credentials.[5] Stanislaus State is aHispanic-serving institution.
In 1957, the California State Legislature established what was then called Stanislaus State College as the 15th campus of the CSU system.[6] Because Turlock was better known at the time for itsturkeys than its aspirations towards higher education,Clark Kerr highlighted this event in his memoirs as an example of how the state colleges had become vulnerable topork barrel politics in the state legislature. This was one of several reasons behind the creation of theCalifornia Master Plan for Higher Education of 1960.[7]
Classes began on theStanislaus County Fairgrounds in September, 1960, and the college moved to its current location five years later. The college was first accredited in 1964. It gained university status and its current name in 1986.
In 1974, the university established an extension program at the campus ofSan Joaquin Delta College inStockton in neighboringSan Joaquin County. In 1998 the Stanislaus State-Stockton Center expanded and moved to its own permanent campus in downtown Stockton.
Sarah Palin was selected as the keynote speaker at Stanislaus State's main fundraising event in 2010. Sponsored by a school foundation, the event resulted in the most successful fundraiser in the campus's history.[8][9] It provoked speculation and debate when the university refused to disclose herspeaking fee.[10] A resulting investigation by theAttorney General of CaliforniaJerry Brown found no violation of law, but recommended accounting and oversight improvements in the foundation's practices.[11]
| 2024[12] | 2023[13] | 2022[14] | 2021[15] | 2020[16] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants | 5,419 | 5,334 | 6,345 | 5,740 | 7,136 |
| Admits | 5,318 | 5,199 | 5,873 | 5,439 | 6,374 |
| Admit rate | 98.1% | 96% | 92.6% | 94.8% | 89.3% |
| Enrolled | 1,018 | 1,046 | 1,031 | 951 | 1,238 |
| Average GPA | 3.46 | 3.45 | 3.49 | 3.51 | 3.47 |
As of 2024, California State University, Stanislaus offers 59 undergraduate programs, 8 graduate certificate programs, 23 master's degree programs, 7 school credential programs, and a doctoral degree program in Educational Leadership.[17][18] Its academic disciplines are clustered within four colleges:
Several individual programs, across the four colleges, have achieved and maintain accreditation by professional accreditation bodies.[19] Stanislaus State's College of Business Administration is accredited by theAACSB.[20] Its Human Resource Management program has the nation's top student testing success rate.[21] In fall 2012, Stanislaus State launched an online Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program, the first fully online AACSB-accredited MBA program offered in the state of California.[22]
The universitylibrary building was originally named for founding president Dr. J. Burton Vasché. The library currently holds over 300,000 volumes, over 30,000 online periodicals, and 215 electronic databases, and serves as a selective depository for federal and state publications. The library also contains the Dr. Armin Schulz Children's Literature Collection and the Francis Sarguis Modern Assyrian Heritage Collection.[23]
As of fall 2017, the five most popular bachelor's degrees Programs are BS Business Administration, BA Psychology, BA Liberal Studies, BA/BS Biological Sciences, and BA Criminal Justice.
The university has several resources available for students. The Tutoring/Writing Center is located in the Vasché Library and offers individual and group tutoring. Some of the services available include essay planning, organization, development and revision, writing across the curriculum,ESL, and WPST test preparation.[24] The university also has a bookstore that features marbleherms by sculptor Andrew Wilson alongside other artwork, as well as a university police department and financial aid office. The New Stanislaus State Student Center is scheduled to open Spring 2020.
| Academic rankings | |
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| Master's | |
| Washington Monthly[25] | 7 |
| Regional | |
| U.S. News & World Report[26] | 10 |
| National | |
| Forbes[27] | 360 |
| WSJ/College Pulse[28] | 501–600 |
| Top Performers on Social Mobility | 3 |
| Top Public Schools | 5 (tie) |
| Best Colleges for Veterans | 8 |
| Best Value Schools | 13 |
| Nursing | 314 (tie) |
| Program | Ranking |
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| Social Work | 172 (tie) |
| Part-timeMBA | 207 |
| Public Affairs Programs | 217 |
The 2023U.S. News & World Report Best Regional Colleges West Rankings ranked Stanislaus 4 on Top Performers onSocial Mobility, 9 on TopPublic Schools, 12 on for best Colleges forVeterans, and 293 inNursing (tie).
The 2022U.S. News & World Report Best Regional Colleges West Rankings ranked Stanislaus 6 on Top Performers onSocial Mobility, 12 on TopPublic Schools, 14 on for best Colleges forVeterans, and 332 inNursing (tie).
In 2020, Cal State Stanislaus was ranked 1st byWashington Monthly for "Best Bang for the Buck" out of 215 schools in the U.S. western region.[31]
Stanislaus State, in theDivision II of theNCAA, competes in theCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). Stanislaus State fields 14 sports for men and women for thefall, winter, and spring seasons. Fall sports for men includesoccer andcross country. Fall sports for women aresoccer,volleyball and cross country. The winter sport for men isbasketball and for women it isbasketball and indoor track and field. Spring sports for men includebaseball,golf, andtrack and field. Spring sports for women includesoftball, track and field, andtennis. Stan State also sponsors a competitive cheer team, which has competed at the NCA National Championships since 2017. Besides both being located in the east of California, but one in the south and the other in the north, Stanislaus andSan Bernardino have competed heavily as conference rivals.
Ed & Bertha Fitzpatrick Arena (aka Warrior Gym) is a 2,000-seat multi-purpose, built in 1978, which is the home arena for the university's Warriors basketball and volleyball teams. It was also briefly the home of the defunct Big Valley Shockwave of theAmerican Basketball Association. In the 2010–2011 season the name of the basketball arena was changed to Ed & Bertha Fitzpatrick Arena.[32]
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| Race and ethnicity[33] | Total | ||
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| Hispanic | 63% | ||
| White | 17% | ||
| Asian | 9% | ||
| Unknown | 4% | ||
| Black | 3% | ||
| Two or more races | 3% | ||
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 1% | ||
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| Low-income[a] | 57% | ||
| Affluent[b] | 43% | ||
The university has aHmong Students Association. In 2004 the association and a former member led the Project Ready for School to help children arriving in the United States from aThai refugee camp for preparing for school.[34]
As of fall 2018 CSU Stanislaus had the third largest enrollment percentage of Mexican Americans in the California State University system.[35]
Greek life at CSUS includes several fraternities and sororities.[36][37]
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