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Cal State L.A. among
top-ranking institutions
awarding bachelor's degrees
to minority students
Los Angeles, CA -- California State University, Los Angeles was recently listed #28 among Diverse: Issues in Higher EducationÂs ÂTop 100, a national list of colleges and universities that conferred the most bachelorÂs degrees to minority students in 2005-2006, based on data from the U.S. Department of Education.
In a separate listing by disciplines, Cal State L.A. (ranked #2 nationally) was the top-ranking institution in California in awarding bachelorÂs degrees in education to Hispanic students. The University was also ranked #5 in awarding bachelorÂs degrees in education to Asian American students and #9 in awarding bachelorÂs degrees in English to Hispanic students.
Additionally, Cal State L.A. was listed among the top 20 in awarding bachelorÂs degrees in business management/marketing and health professions/related clinical sciences to Asian American students, as well as in awarding bachelorÂs degrees in health professions/related clinical sciences, mathematics and statistics, and psychology to Hispanic students.
Cal State L.A. is among the highest ranking institutions in California awarding bachelorÂs degrees in all disciplines combined to Hispanic students.
CSU campuses comprise a third of the nationÂs top 30 universities in number of baccalaureate degrees awarded to minorities. Minority student categories include Black, non-Hispanic; American Indian or Alaskan Native; Asian or Pacific Islander; and Hispanic. The Diverse magazine lists are drawn from information collected by the U.S. Department of EducationÂs National Center for Education Statistics.
Working for California since 1947: The 175-acre hilltop campus of California State University, Los Angeles is at the heart of a major metropolitan city, just five miles from Los Angeles civic and cultural center. More than 20,000 students and 200,000 alumniÂwith a wide variety of interests, ages and backgroundsÂreflect the cityÂs dynamic mix of populations. Six colleges offer nationally recognized science, arts, business, criminal justice, engineering, nursing, education and humanities programs, among others, led by an award-winning faculty. Cal State L.A. is home to the critically-acclaimed Luckman Jazz Orchestra and to a unique university center for gifted students as young as 12. Programs that provide exciting enrichment opportunities to students and community include an NEH- and Rockefeller-supported humanities center; a NASA-funded center for space research; and a growing forensic science program, to be housed in the Hertzberg-Davis Forensic Science Center. www.calstatela.edu
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