![From left, Amanda Robles, assistant director of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) at CSUSB; Kevon Lee, alumni scholar speaker; and Mellisa Casas, Renaissance Scholars Program alumna at a 2019 EOP event.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/23_6833%20EOP_Renaissance%20Scholars%2020th%20Anniversary_NS%20Banner%20%281%29.jpg.webp?itok=awLy9btr)
The Renaissance Scholars Program provides current and former foster youth with comprehensive student support services from point of entry through to graduation and has increased foster youth college attendance rates along with retention and graduation rates.
![Graduates express their accomplishments on their mortar boards.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_Graduation_SMI_Illustration_08Feb2022.jpg.webp?itok=oAkVE_n6)
The university is ranked No. 6 in the nation among more than 1,500 universities on the annual 2021 Social Mobility Index (SMI) published by CollegeNET.