“This ranking affirms the deep commitment of our faculty and staff to transforming lives of our students through education,” said university President Tomás D. Morales.
The U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Colleges rankings listed Cal State San Bernardino at No. 16 nationally for social mobility and No. 45 (the highest ranked California public institution) in its Best Value-National Universities category.
Washington Monthly has listed CSUSB at No. 4 in the nation on its Best Four-year Hispanic Serving Colleges list, No. 10 in the West in the Best Bang for the Buck category and No. 11 in the Best All Schools category.
Cal State San Bernardino was ranked among the top 12 percent of universities globally in Study Abroad Aid’s World University Rankings for International Students. This year, 8,536 private and public universities worldwide were ranked based on performance, value and affordability.
The U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Colleges rankings listed Cal State San Bernardino at No. 12 nationally for social mobility and No. 48 (the highest ranked California public institution) in its Best Value-National Universities category.
The university also was listed high on the Wall Street Journal’s Student Experience, Best Value, Best Colleges and Best Salaries categories. In addition, Cal State San Bernardino was one of 25 new colleges to be listed in the ranking’s top 50 this year, “serving their students especially well and leaving them broadly satisfied with their college experience,” the newspaper reported.
Cal State San Bernardino earned a 4.5-star rating in Money magazine’s 2024 list of Best Colleges and recognized as a top school in the nation for affordability, quality of education and student outcomes.
CSUSB, which ranked No. 10, was compared to over 300 other institutions nationwide, and is also the only California State University to make the top 100.
The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine ranking looks at institutions that not only enroll the highest number of Hispanic/Latino students, but also the proportion of these students on a campus.