Accolades

Ranked No. 11 in the nation, among the top 25 Best Value Online Colleges and Universities – College Consensus, 2024

Ranked No. 4 in the nation for social mobility and No. 27 in the Best Value Schools category – U.S. News & World Report, 2024 Best Colleges rankings 

Listed at No. 5 in the nation for social mobility – Education Reform Now, 2023

Ranked No. 20 in bachelor’s degrees granted to Latinx students, and No. 8 in awarding English language and literature/letters degrees – Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education, 2023

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

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

Nine CSUSB graduate programs were listed among the best in the nation – U.S. News & World Report, 2023-24

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

Named one of the Top Veteran-Friendly Schools in the nation – U.S. Veterans Magazine, 2023

Ranked No. 1 for Top Affordable Online Master of Social Work Programmes for Mental Health Professionals – Physcreg

Listed among the top schools in the nation for affordability, quality of education and student outcomes, earning a 4.5-star rating – Money magazine, 2024 

Named one of the best universities in the West – The Princeton Review, 2025 Best Colleges: Region by Region 

Named a Military Friendly® School for 2023-24 with a gold ranking – Military Friendly®

Ranked No. 10 in the nation in the annual Best for Vets: Colleges rankings – Military Times, 2023 

Ranked No. 6 as one of the most affordable universities in the nation – EDsmart, 2023

Ranked No. 7 for having one of the best RN to BSN programs in California – Allnurses, 2023

Named one of the best universities in the West – The Princeton Review, 2024 Best Colleges: Region by Region 

Listed CSUSB at No. 12 in the West in the Best Bang for the Buck category and No. 29 in its National University Rankings – Washington Monthly, 2023 College Guide and Rankings 

Listed among the top online master's degree in criminal justice programs in the nation. CSUSB was ranked 44th in the nation and 4th in California – U.S. News & World Report, 2024 rankings for best online programs

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 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 – The Princeton Review, 2022

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

Ranked No. 32 in the 50 Best Value Hispanic Serving Institutions For International Students – Study Abroad Aid

Ranked No. 16 for nursing programs in California and in the top 10% nationally – RNCareers.org

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