California State University

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

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 (773 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • California State University was a member of American Council on Education[3].
  • California State University was a member of State Higher Education Executive Officers[4].
  • California State University was a member of Coalition for Networked Information[5].
  • California State University was a member of Association of Public and Land-grant Universities[6].
  • California State University was a member of American Association of State Colleges and Universities[7].
  • California State University was a member of Council on Governmental Relations[8].
  • California State University is located in Long Beach[9].
  • California State University is in the country of United States[10].
  • California State University's image is recorded as California-State-Normal-300.jpg[11].
  • California State University's instance of is recorded as state university system[12].
  • California State University's instance of is recorded as university[13].
  • California State University's logo image is recorded as California State University logo.svg[14].
  • California State University's headquarters location is recorded as Long Beach[15].
  • California State University's has organizational division is recorded as Moss Landing Marine Laboratories[16].
  • California State University's ISNI is recorded as 0000000122194764[17].
  • California State University's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 270044046[18].
  • California State University's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83028189[19].
  • California State University's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500303748[20].
  • California State University's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA17424486[21].
  • California State University's child organization or unit is recorded as California Polytechnic State University[22].
  • California State University's child organization or unit is recorded as California State Polytechnic University, Pomona[23].
  • California State University's child organization or unit is recorded as San Jose State University[24].
  • California State University's child organization or unit is recorded as California State University, Long Beach[25].
  • California State University's child organization or unit is recorded as California State University, Bakersfield[26].
  • California State University's child organization or unit is recorded as California State University, Channel Islands[27].

Body

Founding

+1857-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of California State University[28].

Operations

California State University's headquarters location is recorded as Long Beach[15]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as State of California[29]. Subsidiaries include California Polytechnic State University[22], a public university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1901[32], headquartered in San Luis Obispo County[33]; California State Polytechnic University, Pomona[23], a university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1949[36]; San Jose State University[24], a state university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1857[39], headquartered in San Jose[40]; it, Long Beach[25], a public university[41], in United States[42], founded in 1949[43], headquartered in Long Beach[44]; it, Bakersfield[26], a university[45], in United States[46], founded in 1965[47], headquartered in Bakersfield[48]; and it, Channel Islands[27], a public university[49], in United States[50], founded in 2002[51].

Why It Matters

California State University ranks in the top 6% of state_university_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (773 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

References

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  1. [10] . Open Funder Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [7] . aascu.org. Retrieved . aascu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [8] . cogr.edu. Retrieved . cogr.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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