The foundation of California State University in Los Angeles was laid in 1947. This university is a public comprehensive University with an extremely large campus and located in Los Angeles adjacent to the San Gabriel Valley. The California State University is also known by the names Cal State LA or CSULA. This University has a train stop near the metro link and around 20 bus lines for the nearby. This university provides residential halls and Apartments for students who are interested to reside on the campus. It has no religious affiliation and follows the academic calendar throughout the semester. The California State University offers 112 master degrees, 129 bachelor degrees, 22 teaching credentials, and around 4 doctoral degrees. With the urban setting, it has around 31.3 million dollars endowment. The rankings which are received by this university are 52 among the Regional Universities West, 27th rank in the Best Colleges for Veterans and 26th in the Best Value Schools. California State University holds an enrollment for around 21,000 undergraduate students and getting admission here is quite tricky as the acceptance rate of this university is 46%. California State University provides a number of amenities to the students like non-remedial tutoring, perfect job placement services, health services, daycare, and health insurance. Campus safety and police services are also active and late night transport services are also available from here. In the alumni list of California State University singer Josh Groban, actress Gina Elfman, actor Corbin Bleu are included.