The CSU’s more than 2 million alumni are a powerful force within California. They shape the state’s future through teaching, agriculture, business, and sciences. Approximately one in ten workers in the state has a CSU degree, including more than half of California's teachers and more than half of the state's legislators.

CSU graduates have distinguished themselves in every field, including arts and entertainment, business, education, journalism, public administration, sports and agriculture. Among noted CSU alumni are:

• Director Steven Spielberg
• Novelist Anne Rice
• Actor/director Tom Hanks
• Astronaut Robert “Hoot” Gibson
• Astronomer and comet discoverer Carolyn Shoemaker
• 41st Treasurer of the U.S. Rosario Marin
• Former Olympic Games organizing committee president Peter Ueberroth.

As advocates and supporters of the CSU, alumni play a vital role in helping the CSU remain the leader in providing high-quality, accessible, student-focused higher education.