Over the last several years, CSUDH has excelled in national rankings measuring social and economic mobility, access, and student outcomes. 2024 is no different, and the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report and Washington Monthly, among others, affirm the university's commitment to uplifting students and helping them to ascend the economic ladder. CSUDH placed 6th on Third Way's 2024 Social Mobility Index, which measured how 1,205 four-year institutions enroll students from low-income backgrounds, graduate students into high-paying careers, and apply promotional messaging towards solving the U.S.'s social mobility problem. Forbes also named CSUDH among "25 Colleges with ... Read More
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KABC: Little-Known Program Offers Steep College Tuition Discounts for Some Colleges in Western States
Source: KABC (Video) Out-of-state tuition: Four words that often influence a family's colleges choices. But there's a little-known program that might open a lot of opportunity. The Western Undergraduate Exchange, or WUE, is an agreement between over 160 colleges and universities to offer steep tuition discounts for students in the West. Last year, 46,000 students saved roughly $520 million through the program. Margo Colalancia, the director of student access programs for Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education explains how it works. "The institution that participates is agreeing to discount. So instead of charging non-resident tuition to the ... Read More
CSUDH Rises in National Rankings
CSUDH ascended in multiple rankings from U.S. News & World Report and Washington Monthly for 2023-24, reflecting the university's success in delivering accessible, quality education to help Toros to build a better future. As in past years, CSUDH scored highly in affordability, value for money, and social mobility. The university also improved in nearly every category compared to 2022-23. U.S. News & World Report For this year's annual rankings, U.S. News & World Report evaluated nearly 1,500 U.S. four-year bachelor's degree-granting institutions on as many as 19 measures, including graduation and retention rates, academics, and financial resources. Institutions are also ... Read More
Axios: How the Affordable Housing Crunch is Hitting College Students
Source: Axios The affordable housing crunch has not spared students in college towns. Why it matters: Students would need to earn about $72,000 a year to afford rent in America's most expensive college towns, per a new report from InMyArea. By the numbers: California is home to 16 of the country's 25 most expensive college towns, with the three priciest cities all in Santa Clara County. What they're saying: "Affordability and food and housing insecurities, if not addressed, have a direct impact on student success and retention rates," said Deborah Wallace, vice president of administration and finance at California State University, Dominguez ... Read More
CSUDH Jumps to 8th Place on the Social Mobility Index
CSUDH has risen from 10th to 8th place on CollegeNET, Inc.'s 2021 Social Mobility Index, a benchmark for universities according to how effectively they graduate students from low-income backgrounds into good-paying jobs. The 2021 Social Mobility Index includes 1,549 four-year institutions. Six CSU campuses, including CSUDH, were among the top ten. The Index utilizes five variables in making assessments, including tuition, economic background, graduation rate, early career salary, and university endowment, with the greatest emphasis put on tuition and economic background. Tuition at CSUDH is $7,051 per year and 68 percent of students have an expected family contribution of $5,000 or ... Read More
