U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings are considered one of the most influential and anticipated recognitions for colleges and universities throughout the nation that provide a full range of undergraduate and master’s degree programs.
In its annual College Guide and Rankings, Washington Monthly magazine ranked Cal State San Bernardino in the top 10 for the categories Best Bang for the Buck in the West and for national universities with master’s programs.
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.
CSUSB is No. 17 in the nation on the "Social Mobility Index" (SMI), developed by PayScale and CollegeNET, that measures the extent to which a college or university educates more economically-disadvantaged students at lower tuition.
CSUSB continues to be among the top universities in the country in awarding degrees to Hispanics and total Hispanic student population, according to data compiled by the U.S. Department of Education and listed by Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education.
The publication listed CSUSB in three categories: best online graduate criminal justice program, best online MBA program, and best online graduate business programs excluding MBA.
The listing placed the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration’s MBA program in Tier 1 of the North American MBA rankings along with four other CSU campuses: Chico, East Bay, Long Beach and Northridge.
Forbes scored CSUSB and other universities in six areas: quality, net prices, net debt, alumni earnings, timely graduations and access for low-income students.
The university was listed as 32nd in online bachelor’s degree programs and 31st in online master’s degree programs, according to the rankings, which can be found at TheBestSchool.org website.