California State University-San Bernardino

California State University-San Bernardino is a public college in San Bernardino, CA. Its average net price is $3,946 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$2,331
$30,001 to $48,000$2,416
$48,001 to $75,000$3,156
$75,001 to $110,000$6,196
$110,001 and up$13,841
$8,524Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$21,844Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$3,946Average Net Price
$16,180Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$840Books and Supplies
$2,997Other Expenses
63.1%Students on Pell Grants
23.6%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

93.7%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$47,259
8 years after entry$55,779
10 years after entry$61,951
53.0%Graduation Rate
79.6%Retention Rate
$14,625Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

San Bernardino, CALocation
Midsize citySetting
15,023Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$51,040 n=141Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$35,703 n=116$11,750 n=119
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$62,548 National median for this major n=381Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$47,165 n=203$14,818 n=106
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106Not published
Communications$39,212 n=162$15,962 n=127
Computer Engineering$58,747 Small program - rough guide n=48Not published
Computer Science$58,070 n=179$14,504 n=161
Computer Science$52,467 Small program - rough guide n=87$15,750 Small program - rough guide n=85
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminal Justice$40,747 n=312$14,149 n=196
Design and Applied Arts$37,103 Small program - rough guide n=63Not published
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$28,271 Small program - rough guide n=39$12,000 Small program - rough guide n=47
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$41,115 Small program - rough guide n=41Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$46,248 Small program - rough guide n=92Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$44,416 National median for this major n=2,767Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$39,211 Small program - rough guide n=80Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$46,069 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
History$33,424 Small program - rough guide n=43$13,410 Small program - rough guide n=76
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$35,506 Small program - rough guide n=46$11,801 Small program - rough guide n=74
Human Resources Management and Services$47,646 Small program - rough guide n=88Not published
Human Services, General$41,637 National median for this major n=5,838Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$33,994 n=170$16,564 n=165
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$36,324 n=124Not published
Mathematics$39,398 Small program - rough guide n=56$13,000 Small program - rough guide n=68
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$43,178 National median for this major n=246Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Natural Sciences$39,088 National median for this major n=528Not published
Nutrition Sciences$26,363 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$39,141 Small program - rough guide n=41$14,698 Small program - rough guide n=53
Psychology$33,155 n=490$13,192 n=326
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Health$39,575 Small program - rough guide n=31$12,750 Small program - rough guide n=94
Real Estate$62,470 National median for this major n=1,522Not published
Registered Nursing$100,101 n=175$18,794 n=121
Research and Experimental Psychology$38,319 National median for this major n=11,840Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$26,181 Small program - rough guide n=46Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Security Science and Technology$46,655 National median for this major n=2,893Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239$23,817 Small program - rough guide n=43
Social Work$59,991 Small program - rough guide n=33$13,062 Small program - rough guide n=42
Sociology$37,798 n=298$13,500 n=269
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$35,033 n=149$12,239 n=172
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748$18,195 Small program - rough guide n=43
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, Other$34,413 National median for this major n=488Not published

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