California State University, Long Beach (also known as
Long Beach State,
Cal State Long Beach,
LBSU, or
The Beach) is the third largest campus of the 23 school
California State University system (CSU) and one of the largest universities in the
state of
California by enrollment, its student body numbering 36,822 for the Fall 2014 semester. As of Fall 2014, the school had 2,283 total faculty, with 36.7 percent of those faculty on the tenure track. With 5,286 grad students, the university enrolls one of the largest graduate student populations across the CSU and in the state of California alone. The university is located in the Los Altos neighborhood of Long Beach at the southeastern coastal tip of
Los Angeles County, less than one mile from the border with
Orange County. The university offers 137 different
Bachelor's degrees, 92 types of
Master's degrees, 5
Doctoral degrees including two
Doctor of Education, a
Ph.D in Engineering, a
Doctor of Physical Therapy and Doctor of Nursing Practice, as well as 29 different
teaching credentials.