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Campus Snapshot

California State University, San Bernardino was born on April 29, 1960, when legislation founding San Bernardino-Riverside State College was enacted. The California State College system’s board of trustees selected a 430-acre campus site in north San Bernardino in 1963, and the college’s official name was changed to California State College at San Bernardino. 

The original three-building campus opened to its first 293 students in 1965 under the leadership of founding President John Pfau, who was appointed in 1962. In 1967, the college celebrated its first graduating class of 59 students. 

The campus gained university status in 1984 and is now known as Califonia State University, San Bernardino.

The university opened the satellite campus Coachella Valley Center in 1986 on the grounds of the College of the Desert in Palm Desert. The first building of a permanent campus opened in Palm Desert in 2002, and expansion continues at what is now known as CSUSB’s Palm Desert Campus.

Cal State San Bernardino Facts and Stats:
FULL NAME: California State University, San Bernardino
SHORT NAME: Cal State San Bernardino
LOCATION: 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino
(University Parkway off the I-215 freeway)
PRESIDENT: Albert K. Karnig (Aug.1997 – present)
ACADEMIC CALENDAR: Three quarters per year (11 weeks each) plus summer sessions
FEES:
Per Quarter
(2007-2008 figures)
Undergraduate (0-6 units) $769.50
Undergraduate (6.1+ units) $1,157.50
Graduate (0-6 units) $893.50
Graduate (6.1+ units) $1,371.50
Teaching Credential (0-6 units) $855.50
Teaching Credential (6.1+ units) $1,305.50
Doctorate Program (0-6 units) $2,693.50
Doctorate Program (6.1+ units) $2,693.50
Non-residents add $226 per unit
Parking $72
DEGREES & PROGRAMS Bachelor degree programs 46
Masters degree programs 26
Doctoral degree programs 1
Credential programs 24
COLLEGES: Arts and Letters
Business and Public Administration
Education
Natural Sciences
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Extended Learning
ENROLLMENT
(Fall 2007)
17,072
STUDENT DIVERSITY: Hispanic 34.8%
Anglo 31.8%
African American 12.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander 8.3%
Native American 0.7%
Other/Non-Resident 12.5%
FEMALE/MALE: Female 65%
Male 34.9%
MEDIAN AGE: All undergraduates 22
Grad/Post baccalaureate 30
CAMPUS SIZE: 441.5 acres
NUMBER OF BUILDINGS: 67

Complete facts and stats can be found at the Office of Institutional Research.