California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) is a non-profit university in Fresno, California. It is one among 23 campuses within the California State University system. The university had a Fall 2018 enrollment of 24,995 students. It offers bachelor's degrees in 60 areas of study, 45 master's degrees, 3 doctoral degrees, 12 certificates of advanced study, and a couple of different teaching credentials.
The university's unique facilities include an on-campus planetarium, on-campus raisin and wine grape vineyards, and a billboard winery, where student-made wines have won over 300 awards since 1997. Members of Fresno State's nationally ranked Top 10 Equestrian Team have the choice of housing their horses on campus, next to indoor and outdoor arenas. Fresno State features a 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m2) Student Recreation Center and therefore the third-largest library (by square footage) within the California State University system. The university is classified as a doctoral university with moderate research activity in the Carnegie Classification.
Fresno State was the primary of all 23 CSU campuses to supply an individual-campus doctorate. At the graduate level, Fresno State also offers the following nationally ranked programs: part-time MBA, Physical Therapy, Nursing, Speech-Language Pathology, and Social Work. A joint doctoral program in collaboration with San Jose State University for a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree is administered through Fresno State University.
California State University, Fresno is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The five engineering programs in the Lyles College of Engineering are each accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. The Craig School of Business is AACSB accredited. The university is classified by the U.S. Federal government as an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI) Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities and a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) because the Hispanic undergraduate full-time-equivalent student enrollment is greater than 25%.