California State University, State Bernardino was ranked among the nation’s best universities in social mobility and value, according to U.S. News & World Report.
The San Bernardino-based university was listed among the country’s top 100 public schools, according to the U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Colleges rankings.
The university was also listed No. 12 nationally in the Top Performers on Social Mobility category, which focuses on colleges that promote the advancement and graduation of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Institutions ranked high for social mobility “are more successful than others at advancing social mobility by enrolling and graduating large proportions of disadvantaged students awarded with (federal) Pell Grants,” U.S. News states.
Florida International University topped the listing, followed by the University of California, Riverside at No. 2.
Other California institutions ranked included:
- No. 3: Cal State Long Beach
- No. 4: UC Merced
- No. 7: Cal State Fullerton
- No. 8: University of La Verne
- No. 9: UC Irvine