Colleges / California State University-San Bernardino
College · Public · San Bernardino, CA · City
CSU

California State University-San Bernardino

San Bernardino, CA

Hispanic-serving
Address5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407-2393
Websitewww.csusb.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate94%
6-yr median pay$43k
Net price / yr$5k
Undergrad size15,023
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $5k/yr for a shot at a $43k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 94% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

15,023 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $17k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $5k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$70k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$18k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$51k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.1k
Tuition · out-of-state
$20.7k
Room & board
$15.0k
Books & supplies
$886

How students pay for it.

Pell grants58%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans24%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$15k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention79%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr55%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$43k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$60k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out1%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
15,023
Location
San Bernardino, CA
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
Also known as
Cal State San Bernardino
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Hispanic73%
  • White9%
  • Asian6%
  • Black6%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Unknown2%
  • International1%
First-gen students60%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time17%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$26k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 64

What you can study.

Colleges / California State University-San Bernardino
College · Public · San Bernardino, CA · City
CSU

California State University-San Bernardino

San Bernardino, CA

Hispanic-serving
Address5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407-2393
Websitewww.csusb.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate94%
6-yr median pay$43k
Net price / yr$5k
Undergrad size15,023
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $5k/yr for a shot at a $43k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 94% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

15,023 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $17k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $5k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$70k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$18k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$51k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.1k
Tuition · out-of-state
$20.7k
Room & board
$15.0k
Books & supplies
$886

How students pay for it.

Pell grants58%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans24%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$15k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention79%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr55%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$43k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$60k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out1%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
15,023
Location
San Bernardino, CA
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
Also known as
Cal State San Bernardino
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Hispanic73%
  • White9%
  • Asian6%
  • Black6%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Unknown2%
  • International1%
First-gen students60%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time17%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$26k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 64

What you can study.