<p>One frequently sees posts on this forum that refer to one or another of the CSU campuses. Though I’ve heard of most of them, I have absolutely no idea what differentiates one from another since I’m not from California. So, just out of my own curiosity, what is each CSU campus known for academically and otherwise (the good as well as the bad)?</p>
<p>For the southern half of the state, Long Beach State is good in Medical Sciences. Cal State Fullerton has a great baseball team and music department. San Diego State is highly ranked in Int’l Business, plus it has division I sports. Cal Poly SLO and Pomona both have excellent engineering.</p>
<p>CSUN is more and more getting a name in the Music business due to its proximity to Hollywood, Santa Monica, Studio City and Century City</p>
<p>San Jose State, electrical engineering.</p>
<p>Cal Poly SLO, architecture.
It’s one of the top-5 undergraduate program. Correct me if I’m wrong.</p>
<p>Cal Poly SLO and Cal Poly Pomona for architecture, engineering, agriculture, business (SLO), science, hospitality management (Pomona).</p>
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<p>San Jose State, Fresno State, Sacramento State, and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo all have NCAA Division I sports (although the latter two are in Division I Football Championship Subdivision rather than the better known Division I Football Bowl Subdivision).</p>
<p>San Jose State is considered a good place to do EE and CS, with the added recruiting boost of being very local to many computer companies.</p>
<p>As others have said, the Cal Polys are known for engineering. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo had an impressively high job placement rate for 2009 civil engineering graduates.</p>
<p>SLO for aero engineering. Burt Rutan graduated from there.</p>
<p>Chico State has ties to Silicon Valley as well. When I think of the Cal Poly’s I think of Agriculture. San Francisco has Film School and English, MFA is well known. I’m sure all have other strengths I know nothing about. Nursing programs, teaching programs are outstanding at many.</p>
<p>This is how I see them…</p>
<p>CSULB, San Diego State, and CP SLO are the hardest to get into for non-locals.</p>
<p>CSULB is known for Business, Health sciences, Psychology, most popular CSU.
San Diego State - Business, Communication, party school.
CP SLO - Engineering, nice campus
CP Pomona - Engineering, nice campus as well
CSUF - Business, Communication
CSUN - Business, Communication, Film, Music</p>
<p>Worst CSU’s = CSULA, CSUDH</p>
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<p>The lion’s share of teachers in CA are CSU grads, probably the same for nurses.</p>
<p>A lot, all?, CSU’s have part-time scheds and night classes for the working professional.</p>
<p>Also, there’s one in every county, one nearby, so one can save money on r&b if one needs to commute.</p>
<p>CSULB, known for engineering. And I think LB might be going to the dance.</p>
<p>CSUN is also known for its Education and Deaf Studies programs.</p>
<p>They also tend to have some unusual programs that the UC’s don’t have - SJSU has glassblowing, for example.</p>
<p>can somebody plz tell me about CSULA…</p>