CSUSM Rises in U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings

CSUSM Rises in U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings

By Emmi van Zoest

CSUSM improved its ranking in three categories compared to last year in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings, which were released on Tuesday.

Cal State San Marcos placed highly in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings, including 22nd in the overall ranking for best universities in the West.

The university also ranks 12th in top public schools in the Westand No. 8 in top performers in social mobility for the West. CSUSM improved its ranking in all three categories compared to last year, moving up six spots overall in the West, one spot in top public schools and three spots in social mobility.

Data from hundreds of schools was used to determine rankings.

The university has placed highly in other recent rankings:

• 97th out of 500 in the Wall Street Journal
• 27th out of 200 in Washington Monthly's"Best Bang for the Buck: West"
• 38th out of 589 in Washington Monthy's list of schools that award a significant number of master's degrees
• Tier 1 school in Third Way's Economic Mobility Index

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