Mission Statement
Cal State L.A., a member of the California State University (CSU) system, offers excellent and innovative educational opportunities to an urban student population that reflects the diversity of the Los Angeles basin.

Educational opportunities include:

Preparing students to appreciate, engage, enhance and transform the social, cultural, civic, and workplace structures of American and global societies;

Providing students with the capabilities, skills, and opportunities to take full advantage of life-long learning, including graduate and professional studies, and opportunities to participate in research, scholarly, and creative activities;

Offering students tools for personal and academic achievement, economic mobility, and healthier lives;

Serving as a gateway among the Cal State L.A. community, the greater Los Angeles community, and world community for shared educational and cultural life;

Providing high quality professional services to all constituencies of the University.