Accolades

Ranked No. 4 in the nation for social mobility and No. 27 in the Best Value Schools category – U.S. News & World Report, 2024 Best Colleges rankings 

Listed at No. 5 in the nation for social mobility – Education Reform Now, 2023

Listed among the Best on Campus MBA programs. In the Top 50 Best Online MBA programs, CSUSB was ranked 32nd in the nation, among the top 4 in California and 1st in the state in public universities. – The Princeton Review, 2023

In the Top 50 Graduate Entrepreneurship Programs in the nation, CSUSB was ranked 44th in the nation, 8th in the Top 9 Entrepreneurship Programs in the West, among the top 4 in California and 2nd in the state in public universities. – The Princeton Review, 2023

CSUSB’s MBA program was listed in three categories: Global MBA Tier One, 43rd for Global Executive MBA and 35th for Online MBA – CEO Magazine, 2023

Nine CSUSB graduate programs were listed among the best in the nation – U.S. News & World Report, 2023-24

Ranked 35th in the Top 100 Colleges and Universities for Hispanics – Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine, 2022

CSUSB’s online MBA program ranked No. 6 in California – Online MBA Report, April 2022

Ranked 8th in the West and 44th in the world for top graduate schools for entrepreneurship studies – The Princeton Review, 2022

Named a Military Friendly® School for 2023-24 with a gold ranking – Military Friendly®

Ranked No. 6 as one of the most affordable universities in the nation – EDsmart, 2023

Named one of the best universities in the West – The Princeton Review, 2024 Best Colleges: Region by Region 

Listed CSUSB at No. 12 in the West in the Best Bang for the Buck category and No. 29 in its National University Rankings – Washington Monthly, 2023 College Guide and Rankings 

Ranked No. 8 for economic mobility – Third Way, 2022

Named one of the Best Colleges in America, Ranked by Value – Money Magazine, June 2022

Ranked among the top online master's degree in criminal justice and online MBA program in the nation – U.S. News & World Report, 2023 rankings for best online programs

Ranked among the top in the nation for graduate programs in public affairs, social work, public health and part-time MBA – U.S. News & World Report, 2023 edition of Best Graduate Schools

Ranked No. 3 for the Best MBA for Human Resources – The Princeton Review, 2022

Earned Silver Seal for student voter participation in 2020 presidential election – ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge