The new Student Access and Earnings Classification, published this month by the Carnegie Foundation and the American Council on Education, recognizes institutions that foster opportunities for student success, highlighting the value of a college degree.
The College Futures Foundation, through its Four-Year California Mobility Index, recognized Cal State San Bernardino’s effort to help its students forge a pathway to a better life, preparing them for careers that will move them up the economic ladder.
The U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Colleges rankings listed Cal State San Bernardino at No. 12 nationally for social mobility and No. 48 (the highest ranked California public institution) in its Best Value-National Universities category.
The university also was listed high on the Wall Street Journal’s Student Experience, Best Value, Best Colleges and Best Salaries categories. In addition, Cal State San Bernardino was one of 25 new colleges to be listed in the ranking’s top 50 this year, “serving their students especially well and leaving them broadly satisfied with their college experience,” the newspaper reported.
The residents of San Bernardino and Riverside counties have access to an institution of higher education that will significantly grow their social mobility, regardless of their first-generation status or having an economically disadvantaged background.
In addition to the top ranking in social mobility, U.S. News ranked CSUSB at No. 27 – up from No. 31 last year – in its national Best Value Schools category.
Montgomery van Wart (public administration), Miranda McIntyre (psychology), José Muñoz (sociology), and Richard Sinacola (psychology) were recently published, and Yolonda Youngs (geography and environmental studies), Meredith Conroy (political science), and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were included in recent news coverage.
Cal State San Bernardino is one of three CSUs that are listed in the top 5 of Education Reform Now’s Social Mobility Elevator rankings.
Cal State San Bernardino is proud to change the lives of students and their families by moving them up the social and economic ladder of society.