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California State University-San Bernardino

San Bernardino, California Public 4-year Midsize city

Overview

California State University-San Bernardino is a public four-year institution in San Bernardino, California. The campus sits in a midsize city. It enrolled 18,492 students in fall 2024, including 15,365 undergraduates and 3,127 graduate students. It is part of California State University.

California State University-San Bernardino offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 93 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 5,122 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

80% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 22 to 1.

Key figures

18,492
Students enrolled
80%
First-year retention
5,122
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
93
Programs and majors
22:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 93

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 6
Computer and Information Sciences 5
Psychology 5
Social Sciences 9
Education 11
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Public Administration and Social Services 4
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Health Professions 10
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
English Language and Literature 3
Communication and Journalism 1
Visual and Performing Arts 8
History 2
Physical Sciences 3
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 6
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 4
Engineering 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
80%
First-year retention, part-time students
47%
Student-to-faculty ratio
22:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
4,069
Master's degrees
1,028
Doctoral degrees (research)
25

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
18,492
Undergraduates, fall 2024
15,365
Graduate students, fall 2024
3,127
Full-time, fall 2024
78%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
21,332
Undergraduates, 2024-25
17,781
Graduate students, 2024-25
3,551
Full-time, 2024-25
74%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
61%
Men
39%
White
10%
Hispanic or Latino
68%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Programs with a fully online option
5
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
14%
Students taking some online courses
74%

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
California State University
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
California Collegiate Athletic Association
President
Tomas Morales
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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