Cal State San Bernardino earns prestigious Princeton Review selection

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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - California State University, San Bernardino is once again one of the best colleges and universities in the West, according to The Princeton Review.

For the sixth straight year, Cal State San Bernardino was selected by the education services company as one of its "Best in the West" colleges and universities. The listing appears on The Princeton Review's Web site feature "2010 Best Colleges: Region by Region."

"We're extremely proud to be selected by The Princeton Review as one of the best universities in the West," said CSUSB President Albert Karnig. "As is evident in the comments of the students who were surveyed, our outstanding faculty and staff have shaped an environment where students feel they are academically challenged and have the personal support they need to thrive."

CSUSB was listed among the select list of 123 institutions featured in the "Best Western Colleges" section of PrincetonReview.com . The schools were drawn from 15 Western states. Princeton Review did not rank among the 123 colleges, but instead had students rate their own schools on several issues - from the accessibility of their professors to quality of the campus food.

The university's profile at PrincetonReview.com states: "If you have been searching for a 'top-quality education at an affordable price,' look no further than Cal State San Bernardino."

Students note that CSUSB is a "big-school-within-a-small-school feel" and is blessed with a staff of "knowledgeable professors that go out of their way to make sure students learn the material presented." Displaying a true dedication to teaching, the site notes that CSUSB faculty are consistently "available outside of class and communicate with the students often."

"It's definitely a plus to go to school where you know if you need help there are people willing and wanting to help you," says a senior quoted in the profile. In the classroom, "each professor" has the unique ability to make "it a very fun and helpful academic learning experience."

Administrators are also singled out for their "generous" and "very helpful" attitudes toward students. As one freshman reports, "I always came away with a positive feeling after all my encounters with this school's administration."

"We chose Cal State San Bernardino and the other terrific schools we recommend as our 'regional best' colleges primarily for their excellent academic programs," said Robert Franek, Princeton Review's vice president for publishing. "We also work to have our roster of 'regional best' colleges feature a range of institutions by size, selectivity, character and locale. We choose the schools based on institutional data we collect from several hundred schools in each region, our visits to schools over the years, and the opinions of independent and high school-based college advisers whose recommendations we invite. We also take into account what each school's customers - their students - report to us about their campus experiences at them on our 80-question student survey."

For more information about The Princeton Review, contact Harriet Brand at (212) 874-8282 ext. 1091, Harrietb@Review.com, or Jeanne Krier at (212) 539-1350, Jeanne@Jeannekrier.com.

For more information about Cal State San Bernardino, contact the university's Office of Public Affairs at (909) 537-5007 and visit the university's news site at news.csusb.edu.

California State University, San Bernardino is once again one of the best colleges and universities in the West, according to The Princeton Review.