California State University, Fresno : Ask Biography

University information

Name

California State University, Fresno

Motto

Lucem Accipe Ut Reddas (Latin)

Motto in English

"Receive the light that you may give it forth."

Established

1911

Type

Public

Endowment

US$111.5 million

President

Dr. John D. Welty

Faculty

1194

Under graduates

21655

Post graduates

3,284

City

Fresno

State

California

Country

United States

Campus

Urban, 388 acre (157 ha) and 388 acre (157 1,011) University Farm

Colors

Cardinal and Blue

Mascot

Bulldog

Athletics

19 varsity teams
NCAA Division I
Fresno State Bulldogs

Affiliations

California State University WAC (NCAA Div. 1)

Website

http://www.fresnostate.edu

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California State University, Fresno, often referred to as Fresno State University (FSU) and synonymously known in athletics as Fresno State (FS), is one of the leading campuses of the California State University system, located at the northeast edge of Fresno, California, USA.

The campus sits at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the San Joaquin Valley. The city of Fresno is the fifth largest city in California. The university is within an hour's drive of many mountain and lake resorts and within a three hour drive of both Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Fresno State operates on a semester schedule. The fall semester runs from late August through December. The spring semester runs from mid-January through mid-May.