Cal State San Bernardino

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 5,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,338 (97% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 324 (97% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 13,596
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 99%
From Region 0%
Athletes 222 (1.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 73%
White 9%
Asian 6%
Black 6%
Mixed 3%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Letters 427 35% 14% 3% 5% 72% 0% $48,404 1 -0.60 39 92%
Arabic — — — — — — — — $56,455 49 -0.14 60 — — — — —
English 127 — 28% 16% 3% 4% 70% 1% $54,235 62 +0.22 55 96% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 4 +2 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $47,782 13 -0.91 38 — — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $56,348 48 -0.15 59 93% — — — —
Philosophy 5 — 60% 20% 0% 0% 80% 0% $47,726 9 -1.03 37 — — — — —
Spanish 25 +8 24% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $56,348 48 -0.15 59 93% — — — —
Communication Studies 130 +5 36% 14% 3% 5% 72% 0% $47,397 6 -1.35 36 93% — — — —
Art 54 +1 33% 15% 4% 6% 67% 2% $41,821 27 -0.54 22 82% — — — —
Art History — — — — — — — — $41,821 17 -0.78 22 82% — — — —
Graphic Design 39 +1 49% 18% 3% 5% 69% 0% $47,013 13 -1.02 35 90% — — — —
Music 12 — 83% 0% 8% 0% 83% 0% $36,638 10 -1.09 11 82% — — — —
Music Performance 10 — 70% 20% 0% 0% 80% 0% $36,638 10 -1.09 11 82% — — — —
Studio Art 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $41,821 27 -0.54 22 82% — — — —
Theatre Arts 8 — 25% 38% 0% 12% 50% 0% $41,672 40 -0.19 21 93% — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 11 +1 18% 9% 0% 27% 55% 0% $42,348 44 -0.10 23 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Natural Sciences 1,064 41% 10% 11% 4% 69% 1% $66,318 33 -0.82 76 96%
Computer Engineering 34 +1 91% 9% 9% 0% 76% 0% $89,292 1 -1.31 94 96% — — — —
Computer Science 141 — 86% 13% 20% 1% 62% 1% $79,453 5 -1.33 88 94% — — — —
Chemistry 42 — 50% 7% 7% 0% 86% 0% $62,834 13 -0.85 72 87% — — — —
Geology 12 — 50% 17% 0% 0% 67% 0% $57,374 20 -0.69 62 — — — — —
Mathematics 55 +2 65% 7% 4% 2% 84% 2% $57,030 5 -1.07 61 93% — — — —
Physics 15 — 53% 13% 0% 7% 80% 0% $55,380 1 -2.03 57 100% — — — —
Bioinformatics 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $56,776 5 -1.31 60 — — — — —
Biology 152 — 28% 11% 4% 6% 74% 0% $49,390 3 -1.98 42 96% — — — —
Environmental Studies 31 — 23% 16% 10% 13% 45% 3% $52,298 20 -0.80 49 93% — — — —
Natural Sciences 5 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 80% 0% $52,168 19 -0.81 49 — — — — —
Nutrition and Food Sciences 31 — 10% 10% 13% 6% 65% 3% $43,056 2 -1.99 25 — — — — —
Environmental Health Sciences 7 — 57% 43% 0% 14% 43% 0% $58,915 20 -0.65 65 100% — — — —
Health Science 7 — 0% 0% 29% 0% 71% 0% $43,713 1 -1.70 26 96% — — — —
Kinesiology 252 — 44% 8% 5% 6% 76% 0% $56,235 28 -0.65 59 96% — — — —
Nursing 172 — 19% 12% 28% 3% 51% 0% $99,170 79 +0.69 97 98% — — — —
Public Health 66 — 14% 3% 12% 6% 76% 0% $58,915 29 -0.58 65 100% — — — —
Health Services Administration 39 — 15% 0% 5% 10% 77% 0% $58,915 34 -0.38 65 100% — — — —
International/Global Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $59,123 15 -0.71 65 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences 1,199 29% 12% 2% 6% 73% 1% $49,661 1 -0.91 43 94% 5.4%
Economics 14 +1 86% 7% 0% 0% 79% 0% $48,732 0 -1.85 40 95% — — — —
Political Economy 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $53,853 0 -1.66 54 94% — — — —
History 84 +1 62% 31% 4% 2% 55% 0% $42,806 2 -1.38 24 94% — — — —
Public and Oral History 4 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $42,806 2 -1.38 24 94% — — — —
Anthropology 13 — 54% 31% 0% 0% 62% 0% $41,307 1 -1.41 21 86% — — — —
Geography 6 +1 67% 33% 0% 17% 50% 0% $49,896 6 -1.40 43 — — — — —
Political Science 38 — 63% 13% 5% 5% 68% 0% $53,853 5 -1.35 54 94% — — — —
Psychology 436 +4 19% 12% 3% 6% 73% 1% $46,946 6 -1.23 35 93% — — — —
Social Sciences 95 — 28% 16% 3% 16% 51% 0% $45,989 5 -0.99 32 100% — — — —
Social Work 55 — 4% 4% 2% 4% 85% 0% $64,579 98 +1.34 74 98% — — — —
Sociology 231 — 23% 7% 0% 7% 79% 1% $51,175 29 -0.52 46 95% — — — —
Criminal Justice 210 — 35% 10% 2% 3% 82% 0% $53,762 15 -0.85 53 94% 5.4% — — —
National Security Studies 12 — 25% 17% 0% 0% 75% 0% $54,847 22 -0.70 56 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration 884 56% 13% 5% 6% 67% 3% $60,401 11 -1.10 67 94% 3.9%
Cybersecurity 31 +1 87% 16% 10% 10% 52% 3% $66,730 5 -1.43 77 99% — — — —
Information Technology 159 +2 85% 17% 11% 6% 56% 2% $66,730 4 -1.53 77 99% — — — —
Administration 694 +7 48% 12% 4% 6% 70% 3% $58,669 7 -0.99 64 92% 3.9% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
James R. Watson and Judy Rodriguez Watson College of Education 495 9% 13% 2% 3% 76% 0% $51,823 2 -0.43 48 94%
Liberal Studies 298 — 11% 15% 1% 3% 75% 0% $55,191 41 -0.20 57 94% — — — —
Child Development 193 +1 5% 10% 4% 3% 78% 1% $46,085 12 -0.85 33 96% — — — —
Career and Technical Education 4 — 25% 25% 25% 0% 50% 0% $77,829 99 +2.67 87 94% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,502
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,014
Est. In-State Cost $10,998
Est. Out-of-State Cost $28,477
ROI Percentile 60th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 25%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 1%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 29.4% 1,198 22% 11% 3% 6% 73% 1% $48,588 5 -0.91 40 95% —
Business & Economics 18.4% 748 47% 11% 4% 6% 71% 3% $58,489 3 -0.97 64 93% 3.9%
Humanities 13.4% 547 24% 17% 2% 3% 72% 0% $52,907 39 -0.30 51 94% —
Health Sciences 12.4% 504 31% 9% 14% 5% 67% 0% $71,102 24 -0.20 82 98% —
Computer Science 8.1% 331 85% 15% 15% 5% 58% 2% $72,150 3 -1.44 82 97% —
Professional 5.5% 222 35% 10% 2% 3% 82% 0% $53,821 7 -0.84 53 94% 5.4%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.8% 154 28% 11% 4% 6% 74% 0% $49,486 2 -1.97 42 96% —
Arts 3.3% 136 43% 15% 3% 7% 68% 1% $42,505 14 -0.71 23 85% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.0% 124 57% 9% 4% 2% 82% 1% $58,830 3 -1.07 64 92% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.6% 67 15% 12% 10% 9% 57% 3% $48,012 6 -1.35 38 93% —
Engineering 0.8% 34 91% 9% 9% 0% 76% 0% $89,292 4 -1.31 94 96% —
Education 0.1% 4 25% 25% 25% 0% 50% 0% $77,829 99 +2.67 87 94% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $3.8M #217 47% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $2.7M #269 75% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $2.3M #252 41% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $1.9M #194 99% $0 — — — —
Education $0.2M #355 72% $0 11 #314 — —
Engineering $0.1M #378 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.1M #376 29% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #403 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $11.0M #300 62% $0 11 #460 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 36 $1.0M $980K $27K
Soccer 34 $730K $726K $4K
Basketball 16 $2.1M $1.4M $725K
Golf 9 $865K $771K $93K
Total 95 $4.7M $3.9M $851K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 41 $710K $707K $2K
Soccer 35 $728K $728K $210
Softball 20 $963K $960K $2K
Cross Country 17 $475K $467K $7K
Volleyball 17 $1.2M $1.2M $17K
Basketball 14 $967K $955K $12K
Total 127 $5.0M $5.0M $43K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 69 $1.5M $1.5M $4K
Track & Field (outdoor) 41 $710K $707K $2K
Baseball 36 $1.0M $980K $27K
Basketball 30 $3.1M $2.4M $737K
Softball 20 $963K $960K $2K
Cross Country 17 $475K $467K $7K
Volleyball 17 $1.2M $1.2M $17K
Golf 9 $865K $771K $93K
Total 222 $12.3M $12.3M $1

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (non-ED) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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