California State University

public university system in California, United States
Organization state_university_system Q815352
California State University
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Summary

California State University is a state university system[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of state university system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,409 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: American Council on Education[3], State Higher Education Executive Officers[4], Coalition for Networked Information[5], Association of Public and Land-grant Universities[6], American Association of State Colleges and Universities[7], Council on Governmental Relations[8]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Long Beach[9]
  • Country: United States[10]
  • Instance of: university[11]
  • Headquarters location: Long Beach[12]
  • Has organizational division: Moss Landing Marine Laboratories[13], Q141708548[14]
  • Child organization or unit: California Polytechnic State University[15], California State Polytechnic University, Pomona[16], San Jose State University[17], California State University, Long Beach[18], California State University, Bakersfield[19], California State University, Channel Islands[20], California State University, Chico[21], California State University, Dominguez Hills[22], California State University, East Bay[23], California State University, Fresno[24], California State University, Fullerton[25], California State University, Monterey Bay[26], California State University, Northridge[27], California State University, Sacramento[28]
  • Commons category: California State University[29]
  • Has part(s): California State University, Los Angeles[30]
  • Inception: January 1, 1857[31]
  • Parent organization or unit: State of California[32]
  • Official website: http://www.calstate.edu/[33]
  • Topic's main category: Category:California State University[34]
  • Affiliation: Auxiliary Organizations Association[35]
  • Topic has template: Template:California State University[36]
  • Owner of: KUOP[37]
  • Different from: PennWest California[38], University of California[39]
  • Count of students: 585[40]
  • Has part(s) of the class: university[41]
  • Language used: English[42]
  • Category for alumni of educational institution: Category:California State University alumni[43]

Why It Matters

California State University has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . Open Funder Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  26. [7] ↑ . aascu.org. Retrieved . aascu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [8] ↑ . cogr.edu. Retrieved . cogr.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  38. [40] ↑ . nacubo.org. Retrieved . nacubo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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