California State University-San Bernardino

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for California State University-San Bernardino

California State University-San Bernardino operates as a public institution located in San Bernardino, California (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 15,023 students of which 17,912 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. California State University-San Bernardino is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 93.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $4,564, with published in-state tuition of $8,093 and a Pell grant recipient share of 57.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $14,715, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 54.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 79.6%. Graduates earn a median of $59,977 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,149 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 601700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 61.2% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.