California State University - San Bernardino Overview

California State University - San Bernardino is a public institution situated in San Bernardino, California. The location of CSUSB is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is California State University - San Bernardino Known For?

• The student loan default rate at CSUSB is 4%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at CSUSB.
• In 2019-2020, 51% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from CSUSB makes roughly $50,960 a year. This is 25% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

California State University - San Bernardino Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

CSUSB has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#65	Best Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at CSUSB.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#21	Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#36	Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#51	Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#56	Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#57	Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#70	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#74	Best Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#75	Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards CSUSB has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#52	Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#53	Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#56	Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Schools	College Factual
#65	Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#71	Best Health Sciences & Services Schools	College Factual
#72	Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools	Teaching Degree Search

Where Is California State University - San Bernardino?

Contact details for CSUSB are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407-2393
Phone:	909-537-5000
Website:	www.csusb.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/csusb
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/CSUSBNews

How Do I Get Into CSUSB?

You can apply to CSUSB online at: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for CSUSB

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into CSUSB?

With an acceptance rate of 78%, CSUSB may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 98% of students accepted to CSUSB submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 540. Math scores were between 450 and 540.

CSUSB received ACT scores from 24% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 20. Math scores were between 16 and 20. Composite scores were between 15 and 20.

Can I Afford California State University - San Bernardino?

The overall average net price of CSUSB is $22,843. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CSUSB, approximately 21% of students took out student loans averaging $4,784 a year. That adds up to $19,136 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CSUSB is 4.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

California State University - San Bernardino Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 17,250 undergraduate students at CSUSB, with 14,580 being full-time and 2,670 being part-time.

There are also 2,439 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 14,580 full-time undergraduates at CSUSB, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California State University - San Bernardino students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	723
Black or African American	678
Hispanic or Latino	10,135
White	1,459
International Students	829
Other Races/Ethnicities	756

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California State University - San Bernardino. At this time, 7 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 61 countries are represented at CSUSB. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and South Korea.

Online Learning at California State University - San Bernardino

In 2019-2020, 19,657 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CSUSB has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 99th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of CSUSB

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at California State University - San Bernardino was $6,952 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $18,832. The following table shows how CSUSB is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Social Work	#13	#43
Accounting	#25	#82
Public Administration & Social Service	#31	#94
Public Administration	#31	#94
Criminal Justice & Corrections	#34	#125
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	#37	#125

Online Affordability Rankings of CSUSB Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at California State University - San Bernardino was $6,952 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $18,832. The following table shows how CSUSB is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Teacher Education Subject Specific	#12	#18
Education	#18	#86

Online Growth Rankings of CSUSB

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California State University - San Bernardino was 671.5%. This is the #137 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at CSUSB regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at CSUSB ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at CSUSB.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Teacher Education Subject Specific	#12
Education	#49

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

California State University - San Bernardino Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	809	0	105	0	914
General Psychology	572	0	13	0	585
Criminal Justice & Corrections	261	0	5	0	266
Sociology	259	0	0	0	259
Liberal Arts General Studies	224	0	0	0	224
Health & Physical Education	202	0	0	0	202
Communication & Media Studies	156	0	10	0	166
Nursing	159	0	4	0	163
Social Work	51	0	104	0	155
Computer Information Systems	142	0	12	0	154
Health Sciences & Services	154	0	0	0	154
General Biology	125	0	1	0	126
Human Development & Family Studies	112	0	0	0	112
Fine & Studio Arts	95	0	5	0	100
General English Literature	95	0	0	0	95
Computer Science	87	0	3	0	90
Public Administration	0	0	81	0	81
Mathematics	73	0	3	0	76
History	72	0	0	0	72
Romance Languages	49	0	9	0	58
Political Science & Government	56	0	0	0	56
Special Education	0	0	49	0	49
Student Counseling	0	0	47	0	47
General Education	0	0	46	0	46
Chemistry	45	0	0	0	45
Nutrition Science	44	0	0	0	44
Educational Administration	0	0	35	8	43
Computer Engineering	37	0	0	0	37
Writing Studies	0	0	37	0	37
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	35	0	35
Economics	26	0	0	0	26
Drama & Theater Arts	25	0	0	0	25
Public Health	5	0	17	0	22
Natural Resources Conservation	19	0	2	0	21
General Social Sciences	18	0	3	0	21
Anthropology	20	0	0	0	20
Accounting	0	0	19	0	19
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	14	0	14
Music	14	0	0	0	14
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	12	0	12
Instructional Media Design	0	6	5	0	11
Philosophy	11	0	0	0	11
Teacher Education Subject Specific	10	0	0	0	10
Teaching English or French	0	2	8	0	10
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	9	0	9
Physics	9	0	0	0	9
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	8	0	0	0	8
Geological & Earth Sciences	7	0	0	0	7
International Relations & National Security	0	0	7	0	7
Geography & Cartography	5	0	0	0	5
Historic Preservation	0	0	3	0	3
Child Development & Psychology	0	0	3	0	3
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	2	0	0	0	2
Computer Programming	0	0	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	0	0	0	0
Other Health Professions	0	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	0	0	0	0	0
Human Services	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	4,058	8	706	8	4,780

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By John Hilliard under License

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