Named one of the best universities in the West – The Princeton Review, 2025 Best Colleges: Region by Region
Listed among the Best Colleges in the nation at No. 46, and named a top institution for social mobility at No. 3, Student Experience at No. 27, Best Value at No. 34, and Best Salaries at No. 107. – The Wall Street Journal, 2025 America's Best Colleges
Earned second prize in the 2022 Gerald D. Nash History Journal Competition – Graduate Print Division for the 15th edition of the student-run journal, History in the Making: A Journal of History – Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society
Accessibility and Affordability
Listed among the top schools in the nation for affordability, quality of education and outcomes, earning a 5-star rating– Money.com, 2025
Ranked No. 11 in the nation, among the top 25 Best Value Online Colleges and Universities – College Consensus, 2024
Ranked No. 1 for Top Affordable Online Master of Social Work Programmes for Mental Health Professionals – Physcreg, 2024
Listed CSUSB at No. 9 in the West in the Best Bang for the Buck category and No. 31 in its National University Rankings – Washington Monthly, 2024 College Guide and Rankings
Named a Military Friendly® School for 2023-24 with a gold ranking – Military Friendly®
Named one of the Top Veteran-Friendly Schools in the nation – U.S. Veterans Magazine, 2023
CSUSB recognized nationally for outstanding graduate programs: Best Education Schools (No. 114), Best Fine Arts Programs (No. 178), Best Public Affairs Programs, Public Administration (No. 129), Public Health (No. 168), Rehabilitation Counseling (No. 49), and Social Work (No. 120) – U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools, 2025
Recognized as a Tier One MBA program in the Global MBA Rankings– CEO Magazine, 2025
Listed among the top online Master of Public Health programs in the nation. CSUSB was one of 142 colleges and universities selected for the prestigious list. – The Princeton Review, 2025
Listed among the top online MBA and graduate criminal justice programs. CSUSB was ranked 135th in the nation and 5th in California for its MBA program, and the graduate criminal justice program earned the No. 4 spot in California and No. 46th spot in the nation – U.S. News & World Report, 2025 rankings for best online programs
Listed among the Best On-Campus MBA programs in the nation. In the Top 50 Best Online MBA programs, CSUSB was ranked 37th in the nation, 3rd in California and 1st in the state among public universities. – The Princeton Review, 2024
Ranked No. 120 for the Master in Social Work program in the Best Schools for Social Work category, and ranked No. 135 for the Master of Public Administration program in the Best Public Affairs Programs category – U.S. News & World Report, 2024
CSUSB’s MBA program was listed in three categories: Global MBA Tier One, 44th for Global Executive MBA and 46th for Online MBA – CEO Magazine, 2024
Listed among the top online MBA programs in the nation. CSUSB was ranked 137th in the nation and 5th in California – U.S. News & World Report, 2024 rankings for best online programs
Ranked No. 16 for nursing programs in California and in the top 10% nationally – RNCareers.org, 2024
In the Top 50 Graduate Entrepreneurship Programs in the nation, CSUSB was ranked 44th in the nation, 8th in the Top 9 Entrepreneurship Programs in the West, among the top 4 in California and 2nd in the state in public universities. – The Princeton Review, 2023