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Come Here... Go Anywhere
California State University, San Bernardino offers a challenging and innovative academic experience, where students, faculty and staff can excel. With its personal, supportive and welcoming environment, the university provides students the opportunity to engage in the life of the campus and community, interact with others of diverse backgrounds and participate in activities that encourage growth and scholarly fulfillment. Founded in 1965 and set at the foothills of the beautiful San Bernardino Mountains, the university is a preeminent center of intellectual and cultural activity in Inland Southern California.
The university offers more than 70 traditional baccalaureate and master’s degree programs and education credential and certificate programs, as well as one of the first doctorate programs in the California State University system. Every one of its academic programs that is eligible has earned national accreditation.
CSUSB serves about 20,000 students each year. The campus reflects the dynamic diversity of the region and has the most diverse student population of any university in the Inland Empire. The university has an annual statewide economic impact of more than half a billion dollars. Cal State San Bernardino is listed among the best colleges and universities in the western United States, according to The Princeton Review, Forbes and U.S. News and World Report, in their respective annual rankings. The university's business college was ranked among the 18 most innovative in the world by European CEO Magazine, and was one of only four selected from the United States.
Welcome to the Inland Empire!
Located equidistant between Los Angeles and the Palm Springs area, CSUSB is conveniently situated in the region of California known as the Inland Empire. Shopping, entertainment, sports, dining and dancing are within local distance, and the campus is very close to Los Angeles, Orange County and the Southern California beaches. The area is filled with major shopping malls, shows, amusement parks and sporting events such as national motor sports races and minor league baseball and hockey. The campus is minutes from mountain and desert relaxation.
Cal State San Bernardino has implemented conservation efforts to generate much of its own electricity through renewable solar power panels and wind turbines to produce fewer greenhouse gases.
CSUSB has reduced its carbon footprint by more than 15 percent, which is equivalent to taking 14,000 cars off the road and planting 2.9 million trees. Solar panels on campus generate 1.3 megawatts of renewable sun-generated power, representing 28.8 percent of the university's power demands during peak hours of daytime energy usage.