Rankings and Recognitions
Abound
- Top Degrees Grad School 2019
- Top Degrees Finish College 2019
Based on accessibility, affordability, acceleration, and advancement
Arbor Day Foundation
Tree Campus USA (2019 and many previous years)
College Consensus
- Top Consensus Ranked Schools in California 2019
- Best Colleges for Veterans for 2019 (top 10%; 20 of 217)
Combining the latest results from the most respected college rankings with thousands of real student reviews
Colleges of Distinction
- College of Distinction 2019-20
Based on engaged students, great teaching, vibrant community, and successful outcomes
Creative Colleges
- Featured in Creative Writing
- Listed in Acting, Art and Design, and Music
Fiske Guide to Colleges
(College of Arts and Sciences)
- Best Colleges (2020)
- “One of higher education’s better-kept secrets”
Fulbright Scholarships
- 24 Fulbright Students over the past decade
Payscale.com (College of Arts and Sciences)
Best Value 2018
- Top 16% College ROI Report: Best Value Colleges (320 of 1,995 ranked)
- Top 13% Best Value Private Colleges (118 of 992 ranked)
- Top 14% Best Value Colleges for Business Majors (216 of 1,575 ranked)
Salary potential 2019–20
- Top 15% Best Universities and Colleges by Salary Potential (237 of 1,566)
- Top 16% Best Private Universities by Salary Potential (157 of 986)
The Princeton Review
- Best 385 Colleges (2020)
- Best Western Colleges (2020)
U.S. News & World Report
- Top 12% Best Regional Universities, West (2020) (16 of 133 listed)
Washington Monthly
- Top 7% (40 of 606), Best National Universities, Masters (2019)
Based on contributions to the public good, including social mobility, research, and service
