California State University-San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA · Public · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2 · CSUSB · Cal State San Bernardino
Public institution in San Bernardino, CA · 15,771 undergraduates · 98% acceptance rate · $59,977 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 6%Average net price
- Top 7%Undergraduates
- Top 11%Pell Grant share
- Top 12%Cost of attendance
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $5,918118th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,675334th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $19,555829th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $16,910232nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $14,715296th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,977544th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,1491,007th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 54.6%975th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 77.6%795th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 98.3%1,498th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 15,771158th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19.0:11,798th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 57.1%243rd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 64 mi (LAX)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 61 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $84,527 | $88,739 |
| Public HealthHealth Professions | bachelors | $49,683 | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $47,260 | $58,221 |
| International BusinessBusiness | bachelors | $44,384 | $35,060 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $44,102 | $46,966 |
| Public Administration | bachelors | $42,682 | $36,848 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $41,193 | $35,701 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $38,134 | $37,883 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $37,424 | $40,233 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $37,208 | $32,744 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $36,992 | $40,492 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $36,717 | $36,282 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1965source
- Athletic nickname: "Coyotes"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Blacksource
- Mascot: Cody the Coyotesource
- Motto: ""We define the future""source
- Campus size: about 441 acressource
- Athletic conference: CCAAsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
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Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,361,723 (M $632,638 · W $729,085)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to California State University-San Bernardino’s 15,771 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, CA · 15,899 undergrads
- Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, CA · 15,365 undergrads
- Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, CA · 16,451 undergrads
- Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, CA · 14,714 undergrads
- California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, CA · 14,174 undergrads
- University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA · 17,812 undergrads
Elsewhere
- CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, NY · 15,734 undergrads
- University of Nevada-RenoReno, NV · 15,723 undergrads
- Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · 15,719 undergrads
- Wayne State UniversityDetroit, MI · 15,676 undergrads
- Weber State UniversityOgden, UT · 15,619 undergrads
- Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY · 15,935 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecsusb.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 110510)
- Compare colleges in CARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in CaliforniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with San Diego Mesa CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: California State University-San Bernardino vs San Diego Mesa CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 8 EADA programs at this school
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