The California State University has relationships with institutions throughout the world. A list of partners is provided below.
| Country | Partner Institutions |
|---|---|
| Australia | Griffith University Macquarie University Queensland University of Technology University of Queensland University of Western Sydney Victoria University |
| Canada | Concordia University |
| Chile | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC) |
| China | Peking University Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| Denmark (by agreement with the Danish Institute for Study Abroad) |
Copenhagen Business School Roskilde University Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Technical University of Denmark University of Copenhagen |
| France (by agreement with MICEFA except where noted) |
Université de Provence, Aix-en-Provence (direct agreement) Institut Catholique de Paris Université d'Evry Val d'Essonne Université Paris - Est Marne-La-Vallée Université Paris 1 - Panthéon Sorbonne Université Paris 3 - Sorbonne Nouvelle Université Paris 4 - Sorbonne Université Paris 6 - Pierre et Marie Curie Université Paris 7 - Diderot Université Paris 8 - Vincennes - Saint Denis Université Paris 10 - Ouest Nanterre La Defense Université Paris 11 - Sud Université Paris 12 - Est Créteil Université Paris 13 - Nord Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines |
| Germany (by agreement with the German Federal State of Baden-Württemberg) |
Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg, Mosbach Hochschule Furtwangen Hochschule Karlsruhe-Technik und Wirtschaft Hochschule Konstanz Hochschule Mannheim Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen Hochschule Pforzheim Hochschule Reutlingen Hochschule für Forstwirtschaft Rottenburg Hochschule der Medien, Stuttgart Hochschule Ulm Karlsruhe Institut für Technologie Pädagogische Hochschule, Freiburg Pädagogische Hochschule, Ludwigsburg Staatliche Hochschule für Musik, Trossingen Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart Universität Freiburg Universität Heidelberg Universität Hohenheim Universität Konstranz Universität Mannheim Universität Stuttgart Universität Tübingen Universität Ulm |
| Ghana | University of Ghana |
| Israel | Hebrew University of Jerusalem Tel Aviv University University of Haifa |
| Italy | Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze Università degli Studi di Firenze |
| Japan | University of Tsukuba Waseda University |
| Korea | Yonsei University |
| Mexico | Instituto Technológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) |
| New Zealand | Massey University |
| South Africa | Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University University of Kwazulu-Natal |
| Spain | Universidad Complutense de Madrid Universidad de Granada |
| Sweden | Uppsala University |
| Taiwan | National Taiwan University National Tsing Hua University |
| United Kingdom | Kingston University Swansea University University of Bradford University of Bristol University of Hull |
| Zimbabwe | University of Zimbabwe |
