San Diego State University

UC system follows a consistent style in the naming of campuses, using the words "University of California" followed by the name of its declared home city, with a comma as the separator. Most CSU campuses follow a similar pattern, though several are named only for their home city or county, such as San Francisco State University, San Jose State University, San Diego State University, or Sonoma State University.
The Fresno and Sacramento campuses formally follow the standard naming pattern, but respectively market themselves as "Fresno State" and "Sacramento State", and use those terms for their athletic programs. Chico, Long Beach, and Stanislaus also formally use the standard naming pattern, but use "Location State" for athletics only. Northridge brands its athletic program as "CSUN", and uses that term alongside its formal name in marketing. CSU Bakersfield started the process of rebranding its athletic program, though not the university, as "Bakersfield" in 2023–24.
Channel Islands, and San Marcos are the only …