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CSUSB’s College of Education played a key role in its new designation as a Research 2 institution, helping to elevate the university’s status to one of the nation’s top research and teaching institutions.
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The university has been designated as an R2 university in recognition of its development from a master’s level-comprehensive university to one that awards doctorates.
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Now in its 11th year, the Forbes ranking lists the top 660 colleges and universities in the country, measuring the top 20 percent of all U.S. undergraduate institutions.