Humboldt State University, Arcata, California

American public university, founded in 1913 and based in Arcata, California; formerly known as Humboldt State University (HSU). The California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt (commonly referred to as Cal Poly Humboldt) is one of three polytechnic universities in the California State University (CSU) system. Other Cal State campuses: California State University, Chico (1887) San Diego State University (1897) California State University, Fresno (1911) California State University, Los Angeles (1947) California State University, Long Beach (1949) California State University, Fullerton (1957) California State University, East Bay (1957) California State University, Northridge (1958) C.S.U.D.H. (1960) California State University, Monterey Bay (1994)