Cal State San Bernardino’s tradition of excellence for its exceptional and innovative academic programs, faculty, staff and services has once again been recognized by U.S. News & World Report. The news magazine listed CSUSB among the top universities in the western United States, according to its 2019 rankings. The Cal State San Bernardino listings are:

  • 14th among top public regional universities in the West,
  • 54th among the best regional universities in the West,
  • 39th among the best value regional universities in the West, and
  • 100th in engineering programs at universities that don’t offer a doctorate degree

 U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings are considered one of the most influential and anticipated recognitions for colleges and universities throughout the nation that provide a full range of undergraduate and master’s degree programs. The U.S. News & World Report rankings were announced in the 2019 America’s Best Colleges guidebook, which will be released in October. The West region includes institutions from 15 states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. The rankings are available at the U.S. News website at usnews.com. The U.S. News & World Report rankings are based on several key measures of quality that include: 

  • Outcomes such as retention and graduation rates, graduating students who received federal Pell Grants;
  • Faculty resources, such as the quality of instructors, class size, faculty salary, the proportion of full-time faculty with the highest degree in their fields, student faculty ratio, and the proportion of faculty who are full time;
  • Expert opinion such as surveys of presidents, provosts and deans of admissions, peer assessments and high school counselor assessments;
  • Financial resources such as spending per student;
  • Student excellence such as standardized tests and high school standing; and
  • Alumni giving.

 For more information, contact the CSUSB Office of Strategic Communication at (909) 537-5007 and visit inside.csusb.edu.