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| Motto | "We define the future" |
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| Type | Publicresearch university |
| Established | 1965; 60 years ago (1965) |
Parent institution | California State University |
| Accreditation | WSCUC |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | $57.6 million (2023-24)[1] |
| Budget | $335.8 million (2024-25)[2] |
| President | Tomás D. Morales |
Academic staff | 505 full-time (2019)[3] |
| Students | 17,900 (Fall 2024)[4] |
| Undergraduates | 14,993 (Fall 2024)[4] |
| Postgraduates | 2,907 (Fall 2024)[4] |
| Location | ,, United States |
| Campus | Large city[5], 441 acres (178 ha) |
| Other campuses | Palm Desert |
| Newspaper | Coyote Chronicle |
| Colors | Coyote blue and black[6] |
| Nickname | Coyotes |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II –CCAA |
| Mascot | Cody the Coyote |
| Website | csusb.edu |
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California State University, San Bernardino (Cal State San Bernardino orCSUSB) is a publicresearch university inSan Bernardino, California. Founded in 1965, it is part of theCalifornia State University system. The main campus sits on 441 acres (178 ha) in theUniversity District of San Bernardino, with a branch campus of 40 acres (16 ha) inPalm Desert, California, opened in 1986. Cal State San Bernardino's fall 2020 enrollment was 19,404. In fall 2019, it had 505 full-time faculty, of which 385 (76 percent) were on the tenure track.[7]
The university isclassified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity",[8] offeringbachelor's degrees in 123 programs,master's degrees in 61 programs, twoDoctor of Education (Ed.D.) programs (Community College specialization andK–12 specialization), and 23teaching credentials.[9][10]
CSUSB's sports teams are known as the Coyotes and play in theCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association in theDivision II of theNational Collegiate Athletic Association. The nickname was inspired by the coyotes that inhabit the area around the campus, which lies in the foothills of theSan Bernardino Mountains. The CSUSB women's volleyball team has won thirteenCCAA titles, eight West Region titles and a national title. The men's soccer team went to the NCAA Division II national semi-finals, capturing the university's first California Collegiate Athletic Association title. The university is aHispanic-serving institution.
California State University, San Bernardino was created by the state legislature on April 29, 1960, as the San Bernardino-Riverside State College. Later, the California State College system's board of trustees chose a 440-acre (180 ha) site in the city of San Bernardino. In 1963 and the college's official name was changed to California State College at San Bernardino. It opened in 1965 with 293 students and 30 faculty members. CSUSB earned its university status in 1984, officially becoming California State University, San Bernardino.[11] Today, the university has more than 18,000 students and 84,000 alumni.[citation needed]
Built atop 441 acres (178 ha) of bedrock on the city's north side, CSUSB is framed to the north by theSan Bernardino Mountains.More than 1,300,000 square feet (120,000 m2) of new facilities have been built to meet students' academic and social needs. Campus residential housing provides more than 1,500 beds.
A new College of Education building opened in 2008.[12] The Santos Manuel Student Union has doubled in size in recent years, and a new 35,000-square-foot (3,300 m2) Student Recreation and Fitness Center was completed in 2007. Other recently constructed facilities include the Social and Behavioral Sciences and Chemical Sciences buildings.[13]
TheJohn M. Pfau Library, named after the university's first president, sits at the very center of the campus. Other distinctive university landmarks include: the clock tower above the Santos Manuel Student Union, the Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum, and the James & AerianthiCoussoulis Arena, a modern, 4,000-plus seat sports and events venue—one of the largest indoor arenas in theInland Empire.
In 2009, the university received a major donation from the Pauline Murillo family to construct a $2 million researchobservatory on the campus. TheW.M. Keck Foundation and the California Portland Cement Co. also made substantial contributions.[14] The university is aHispanic-serving institution.
TheRobert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (formerly the Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum) is among the 4 percent of museums in the United States accredited by theAmerican Alliance of Museums. The RAFFMA's permanent collections consist of three distinct kinds of art:ancient,ceramic, andcontemporary. A world-class collection of about 200 Egyptian artifacts and a smaller selection of Italian pottery are part of the museum's permanent holdings. Rotating shows feature artists from throughout the region and country. One gallery of the museum is dedicated to exhibiting the work of the school's own art students. The museum celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2016 and received accreditation by theAmerican Alliance of Museums in 2008.[15][16]
Opened in 1986, the California State University, San Bernardino Palm Desert Campus inPalm Desert, California (33°46′34″N116°21′16″W / 33.77611°N 116.35444°W /33.77611; -116.35444) hosts upper-division undergraduate and graduate students. Many of them come from theCoachella Valley andJoshua Tree areas.[citation needed] Since its inception, the Palm Desert Campus has maintained a close relationship with the nearbyCollege of the Desert. The majority of Palm Desert Campus undergraduate students have transferred fromCollege of the Desert through a dual admissions program.[17]
A health sciences building for the four-year nursing program opened on the Palm Desert Campus in October 2008.[18]
The Palm Desert Campus was built entirely with private funds. Thispublic-private partnership was featured in a front-page story in the Sunday, August 3, 2003, edition of the New York Times.[19]
TheMurillo Family Observatory is a teaching and research observatory at CSUSB, located on Badger Hill on the northern portion of campus. It is the newest research observatory in the Inland Empire and in the California State University system. The observatory consists of two telescopes which are used for research and teaching; a 20-inch Ritchey-Chretien and a 17-inch Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph. It serves as both an academic and community resource, with public viewing nights and special astronomy events for the community.
San Bernardino-Riverside State College became a part of the California College System (now called the California State University system) in 1965 and eventually became California State University, San Bernardino. It, along with 22 other campuses, now forms theCalifornia State University system, which is the largest senior system of higher education in the United States.[20]
The current president is Tomas Morales, who was chosen in 2012. A graduate ofSUNY New Paltz,[21] he serves on the boards of directors of theAmerican Council on Education, and theAmerican Association of State Colleges and Universities, for which he is chair.[22][23]
| 2024[24] | 2023[25] | 2022[26] | 2021[27] | 2020[28] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshman applicants | 14,630 | 13,984 | 15,581 | 13,057 | 14,435 |
| Admits | 13,632 | 12,548 | 14,119 | 11,878 | 11,277 |
| % admitted | 93.2% | 96.9% | 90.6% | 91% | 78.1% |
| Enrolled | 2,090 | 2,244 | 2,324 | 2,001 | 2,286 |
| GPA average | 3.36 | 3.38 | 3.40 | 3.40 | 3.41 |
The university offers degree, credential, and certificate programs. It is divided into threeLiberal Arts colleges,
and three vocational colleges:
Popular majors forundergraduates in 2018 includedBusiness Administration (Management and Operations) at 23.01%,Psychology (General) at 14.31%,Criminal Justice and Corrections at 6.40%. Forgraduates, popular majors included Business Administration, Management and Operations at 17.47%,Social Work at 14.21%, andEducation (General) at 10.82%.[29]
The five most popular majors for 2019 graduates were:
Cal State San Bernardino has taken a role in furthering the study and understandingMiddle Eastern Cultures, and is the only CSU campus offeringArabic language andIslamic history courses.[30] CSUSB's University Center for DevelopmentalDisabilities is a clinical training program that provides evaluation, assessment, training, and support forautistic children, their parents, and siblings.[30] CSUSB also offers a burgeoning program in Egyptology, with a Certificate in Egyptology offered through the Department of History and the opportunity to learn about Ancient Egypt at the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art RAFFMA that houses one of the largest collections of ancient Egyptian objects on the West Coast.
Many CSUSB programs have earned specialized national and international accreditation, including the business program, which was the first in theInland Empire to gain AACSB accreditation at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. AACSB accreditation represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide. Less than 5% of the world's 13,000 business programs have earned AACSB accreditation. AACSB-accredited schools produce graduates that are highly skilled and more desirable to employers than other non-accredited schools.[31] The business andentrepreneurship programs are nationally recognized, as evidenced by CSUSB's 2006 ranking of fourth in the United States for graduate entrepreneur programs. The university's College of Business and Public Administration was also listed in the 2008 edition and the 2013 edition ofThe Princeton Review's "Best 290 Business Schools".[31] In 2011, California State University, San Bernardino's Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration was recognized by European CEO Magazine as one of the top 20 schools of business in the world and one of the world's 18 most innovative business schools.[32][31]
The National Security Studies master of arts program is a nationally renown, two-year program that offers a comprehensive curriculum for students interested in pursuing careers in national service.[33] It is one of three such programs in the country and the only one in theCalifornia State University system. The university also has collaborative educational programs with nearbyFort Irwin.[34]In addition, CSUSB's advanced accounting students provide free tax preparation services to local low-income, elderly, disabled, non-English-speaking residents.[35][36]
Many business and public administration classes take place in Jack Brown Hall, which was funded by Jack Brown, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Stater Bros., and opened on September 23, 1991. Jack Brown pledged $1 million to building enhancements in 1992, which was the largest donation CSUSB had ever received at the time; as a result, CSUSB named the building after him. He also provided student scholarships.[37]
The university is one of the region's largest teacher-training institutions. In 2007, the university welcomed its first class ofdoctoral degree candidates.[38] TheEd.D. in educational leadership is a research-based program that prepares pre-K through 12 and community college leaders to contribute to the study, development and implementation of educational reforms.[39]
Admission to CSUSB is based on a combination of the applicant's high school cumulativegrade point average (GPA) and standardized test scores. These factors are used to determine the applicant's California State University (CSU) eligibility index. More specifically, the eligibility index is a weighted combination of high school grade point average during the final three years of high school and a score on either theSAT orACT. The average grade point average for incoming freshmen was 3.34.[40] The average composite ACT score was 20 and the average SAT score was 900.[41] Overall, 58.2% of applicants are accepted to CSUSB.[42]
Enrollment has increased by more than a third in recent years, and freshman enrollment has doubled. Due to the large number of applicants in the fall 2010 quarter, CSUSB declared "campus impaction" for the first time in its history.[43]
More than 70 percent of CSUSB students are the first generation of their families to attend college.Latino and African American student enrollments are the third highest of any university in California.
CSUSB students are awarded on average 13 percent of CSU system scholarships, despite representing only 4 percent of the CSU's overall enrollment. 57 percent of full-time undergraduate students at CSUSB receive sufficient scholarships and grants to pay all fees and another 10 percent pay less than the full fees. Almost 75 percent of CSUSB students receive financial aid.[44]
More than three-quarters of the incoming 2009 freshmen class required remediation in either English or math, or both.[45]
Initiated in 2002 by university president, Albert K. Karnig, the President's Academic Excellence Scholarship program invites the top 1 percent of graduating high school seniors in San Bernardino County to attend Cal State San Bernardino. The program provides a full scholarship, including tuition, books and a small stipend, to eligible students and is renewable for up to four academic years. The program is designed to attract the best and brightest students to CSUSB who might otherwise be lured to colleges outside the area. As of fall 2010[update], there were 132 enrolled presidential scholars.[46] The first major donor to this program was Evelyn Magnuson, who extended her legacy in 2008 through a planned gift, making CSUSB a beneficiary of her $2.4 million estate.
| Academic rankings | |
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| National | |
| Forbes[47] | 425 |
| U.S. News & World Report[48] | 171 |
| Washington Monthly[49] | 31 |
| WSJ/College Pulse[50] | 401–500 |
| Top Performers onSocial Mobility | 12 |
| Best ValueUniversity | 48 |
| BestUndergraduateEngineering Programs (nationwide, at schools where doctorate not offered) | 78 |
| TopPublic University | 92 |
| Nursing | 182 |
| Economics | 293-318 |
| Program | Ranking |
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| Rehabilitation Counseling | 49 |
| Education | 114 |
| Social Work | 120 |
| Public Affairs Programs | 129 |
| Public health | 168 |
| Fine Arts Programs | 178 |
CEO Magazine ranked Cal State San Bernardino Tier One Top Global MBA Program and Best Value Schools ranked 1 Cal State San Bernardino on Best OnlineCriminal Justice Degree Program.[53]
Money ranked Cal State San Bernardino 70th in the country out of the 744 schools it evaluated for its 2019–20 Best Value Colleges ranking.[54]
Washington Monthly ranked Cal State San Bernardino 3rd in 2020 among 614 master's universities in the U.S. based on its contribution to the public good, as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service.[55]
The Daily Beast ranked Cal State San Bernardino 115th in the country out of the nearly 2000 schools it evaluated for its 2013 Best Colleges ranking.[56]
CSUSB Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration ranks as one of the top 20 schools of business in the world and one of the world's 18 most innovative business schools.[32][31]
The Princeton Review 2013 Edition ranked CSUSB Jack H. Brown College of Business as one of the top 296 "Best Business Schools" in 2013 worldwide.[31]
Like many other universities, much of the student life on campus revolves around extensive local outreach and retention programs. As of fall 2018 CSU San Bernardino has the largest enrollment percentage of Mexican Americans in the California State University system.[57] CSUSB also has a very diverse campus of different ethnicities and nationalities. CSUSB is home to more than 100 student clubs and organizations.[58]
TheCoyote Chronicle is thestudent newspaper. When classes are in session, it publishes every Monday throughout theschool year. The current executive editor is Richard Bowie.[59][60]
Cal State San Bernardino'sresidence halls[61] consist of three structures—Coyote Village, Arrowhead Village, and the University Village—which houses more than 1,400 students.[62]
Student media organizations include the Coyote Chronicle, the student newspaper that is a part of the college media network,[63] and Coyote Radio,[64] a popular station for music, local news, talk and campus information. It is also one of only 50 college stations around the world listed as an official iTunes college station,[65] and finished third in theMTVUWoodie Awards for best college radio station.[66]
| Race and ethnicity[67] | Total | ||
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| Hispanic | 72% | 72 | |
| White | 10% | 10 | |
| Asian | 6% | 6 | |
| Black | 5% | 5 | |
| Two or more races | 3% | 3 | |
| Unknown | 2% | 2 | |
| Foreign national | 1% | 1 | |
| Economic diversity | |||
| Low-income[a] | 59% | 59 | |
| Affluent[b] | 41% | 41 | |
CSUSB has 15 social fraternity and sorority chapters.
In 2009, CSUSB intercollegiate athletics celebrated its 25th anniversary. Established in 1984, the program offers men's and women'ssoccer andbasketball, men'sgolf andbaseball and women'ssoftball,cross country,volleyball and track & field along with the CoyotesSpirit Squad. The school's athletic mascot is the Coyote and the school colors are blue (Pantone 300) and black.
The Coyotes play in theCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) in theNCAA'sDivision II. The men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball teams play in the James & AerianthiCoussoulis Arena, and the baseball team plays at Fiscalini Field in Perris Hill Park.
Since 1984, the Coyotes have taken many local and regional championships and regularly finish high up in national tournaments. The men's soccer team went to theNCAA Division III national semi-finals in 1987 and captured the university's firstNCAA Division IICalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association title in 1991. In 1997, Scott Householder grabbed the university's sole national championship to date with a 273 for 72 holes, a record that still stands. Men's golf has finished third in the national tournament three times in its history.
The CSUSB women's volleyball team has won 15CCAA and 8 West Region titles, has gone to theNCAA Division II quarter finals in 2017, semi-finals in 2003, in 2008, when it advanced to the finals, and three times, 2009, 2011 and 2019 when it won the final.[68][69] Besides both being located in the east of California, but one in the south and the other in the north, San Bernardino andStanisaus have competed heavily as conference rivals.
There are currently more than 84,000 alumni members in all 50 states and in over 35 countries.[70]
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