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 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,675335th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $19,555835th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $16,910232nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $14,715297th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,977545th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,1491,010th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 54.6%980th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 77.6%801st highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 98.3%1,510th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 15,771158th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19.0:11,815th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 57.1%245th highest of 2,140 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
- A Space-grant]]}} institutionsource
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.
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
- 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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