Accolades

Named one of the Best Colleges in America, Ranked by Value – Money Magazine, June 2022

Ranked 35th in the Top 100 Colleges and Universities for Hispanics – Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine, 2022

CSUSB’s MBA program was listed among the top business schools in the world – CEO Magazine, February 2022

CSUSB’s online MBA program ranked No. 6 in California – Online MBA Report, April 2022

Ranked 8th in the West and 44th in the world for top graduate schools for entrepreneurship studies – Princeton Review, 2022

Ranked among the top universities in the nation for Social Mobility and Best Value – U.S. News & World Report, 2022-23 rankings

Ranked 24th for the Best Bang for the Buck in the West, 43rd in national universities and named among America’s Best Colleges for Student Voting – Washington Monthly, 2022

Named a 2021 Equity Champion for Higher Education for supporting Black and Latinx transfer students – The Campaign for College Opportunity, 2021

Ranked among the best graduate schools for 2022 – U.S. News & World Report, March 2021

One of 126 colleges in the "Best Western" category – The Princeton Review's 2022 Best Colleges: Region by Region list

CSUSB’s online criminal justice program named No. 1 Best Online Criminal Justice Degree Program in the state – Best Value Schools, March 2021

Ranked No. 6 in the nation among more than 1,500 universities on the 2021 Social Mobility Index – CollegeNET

Named a Military Friendly® School for 2022-23 with a gold ranking – Military Friendly®

Ranked among the top online master's degree in criminal justice and online MBA program in the nation – U.S. News & World Report, 2022 rankings for best online programs

Ranked among the top in the nation for graduate programs in public affairs, social work, public health and part-time MBA – U.S. News & World Report, 2023 edition of Best Graduate Schools

Ranked No. 3 for the Best MBA for Human Resources and listed in the Top 50 Online MBA programs for 2022 – The Princeton Review, 2022

Earned Silver Seal for student voter participation in 2020 presidential election – ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge

Ranked in 21 categories in Intelligent.com's list of best degree programs for 2022. Top 10 include: Best Online Certificate in Accounting Programs, Best Master of Social Work (MSW) Degree Programs, Best Online Master’s in Law Enforcement Administration Programs in the West, Best Online Colleges in California for Criminal Justice, Best Master’s in Criminal Justice Degree Programs, Best Colleges in California for Civic Engagement,  Best Master’s in Public Safety Administration Degree Programs, and Best Online Criminal Justice Degree Programs – Intelligent.com, 2022

Ranked among the top universities for Hispanics in the nation for total enrollment and the awarding of bachelor's and master's degrees. In the top 10 in Business Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services Degrees; and in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology Degrees – Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education, 2021

CSUSB's Online MBA program ranked No. 5 in California, No. 9 in the West and No. 49 among public universities and colleges – Online MBA Report, June 2021

Listed in Tier One in North American MBA rankings and No. 47 out of the top 89 online MBA programs in the world – CEO Magazine, May 2021

Online BA in criminal justice ranked No. 11 in the nation – UniversityHQ, 2022

Criminal justice online master's program ranked No. 32 in the nation – OnlineMastersDegrees.org, 2022