History
Located in Southern California, Cal State Fullerton has almost 38,000 students and more than 2,000 full- and part-time faculty members. n 1957, CSUF became the twelfth state college in California to be authorized by the state legislature as a degree-granting institution. The following year, a site was designated for the campus to be established in northeast Fullerton. The property was purchased in 1959. This is the same year that Dr. William B. Langsdorf was appointed as founding president of the school. The University was originally named Orange County State College. Classes began with 452 students in September 1959. The name of the school was changed to Orange State College in July 1962. In 1964, the name of the school was changed for a second time to California State College at Fullerton. In June 1972, the final name change occurred and the school became California State University, Fullerton.
Specialties
A comprehensive, regional university with a global outlook, Cal State Fullerton offers 109 degree programs in eight colleges. Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Cal State Fullerton is fifth in the nation for the number of bachelor's degrees awarded to minority students and second in California for the number of bachelor's degrees awarded to Hispanics.intellectual, cultural and economic development of our region.