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4-10-2026 9:38pm

CSUN - Fifteen Interesting Facts & Features

CSUN will celebrate 70 years since its first class was held on the 353-acre campus. It is the third-largest university in California!
  1. 353-acre campus. 
  2. Enrollment is listed at 36,960 with staff at 2,100+  
  3. Overall, in terms of enrollment, CSUN is the third-largest university in the state, behind only UCLA and USC. 
  4. On top of enrolled students, there are also more than 400,000 CSUN alumni around the world. 
  5. Official groundbreaking on January 4, 1956
  6. Held its first classes on September 24, 1956.
  7. Separated from the California State University, Los Angeles system on July 1, 1958 to become San Fernando Valley State College (SFVSC).  History of California State University, Northridge (CSUN)
  8. CSUN graduates more than 11,000 students annually who go on to lead industries as varied as tech, entertainment, business, education, the arts, health and science, helping to create a better society and world.
  9. Since 2021, Dr. Erika D. Beck has served as President of CSUN
  10. Legislative Aides Association - meets on a quarterly basis and focuses on key University issues and informs members about unique programs on the campus.  URA - Legislative Aides Association   Legislative Affairs - CSUN Associated Students
  11. The Soraya -  performers are multicultural and multigenerational – and whether they’re here for the first or their hundredth time, they are home at The Soraya.
  12. Admitted Matadors Day - April 11, 2026 -  a celebration of newly admitted Matadors for Matadors.
  13. The CSUN University Library Map Collection holds a research-level collection of approximately 400,000 historical and government maps, aerial photographs, atlases, and geospatial data that support research on campus.
  14. Periodicals and Newspapers
    Current Print and All Electronic Periodicals & Newspapers
    The Library offers access to thousands of electronic journals, newspapers, etc., through OneSearch and the databases, and a small number of print periodical and newspaper subscriptions available in the Learning Commons on the first
  15. Community-Engaged Research | California State University, Northridge
    • Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) Promoting Opportunities for Diversity in Education and Research (PODER) is a large undergraduate biomedical research training program supported by the National Institute of Health (NIH)
    • Health Equity Research and Education (HERE) Center
      Growing out of BUILD PODER’s foundation, the HERE Center brings together resources and talent from across CSUN to advance community-partnered participatory research and health equity advocacy. 
    • The Autonomy Research Center for STEAHM (ARCS)  is a NASA-launched university center of excellence, forging research collaborations between physical, social, and behavioral science (S); technology and engineering (T); entrepreneurship and business (E); arts (A); humanities (H); and mathematics (M).
    • Marilyn Magaram Center Center for Food Science, Nutrition, and Dietetics (MMC)
      MMC’s mission is to enhance and promote good health and wellbeing through research, education and services in food science, nutrition and dietetics.
    • The Center of Achievement through Adapted Physical Activity
      The Center, which provides ​​internationally recognized adapted fitness programs for people with disabilities, collaborates with health professionals on clinical research

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