{"id":388465,"date":"2026-07-06T22:41:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T22:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/388465\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T22:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T22:41:07","slug":"csumb-gets-high-praise-again-from-money-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/388465\/","title":{"rendered":"CSUMB gets high praise again from Money magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cal State Monterey Bay has maintained its excellent rating in Money magazine\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/money.com\/best-colleges\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Best Colleges 2026 report<\/a>, released June 23. For the fourth year running, CSUMB received 4.5 out of a possible five stars.<\/p>\n<p>CSUMB was among 15 CSUs that received the same rating, including such schools as Cal Polys San Luis Obispo and Pomona, and CSUs\u00a0 Fullerton, Sacramento and San Diego.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Money has consistently rewarded the California State University system with high ratings and, last year, deemed it the best public university system in the country, in large part due to it<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re pleased that Money magazine continues to recognize Cal State Monterey Bay among the nation\u2019s best colleges,\u201d said Andrew Lawson, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs and the university\u2019s executive in charge. \u201cThis 4.5-star rating reflects our commitment to supporting students from all backgrounds, creating clear pathways to meaningful careers and helping graduates build the skills they need to thrive.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition to recognizing CSUMB\u2019s prime seaside location, Money said the campus \u201cscores high marks for being both accessible and affordable.\u201d It also said, \u201cAbout 70% of undergraduate students receive scholarships or grants, and a Monterey Bay degree sets them up for success, with the university ranking in the top 25% for socioeconomic mobility of the schools Money analyzed.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cal State Monterey Bay has maintained its excellent rating in Money magazine\u2019s Best Colleges 2026 report, released June&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":388466,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8],"class_list":["post-388465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=388465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388465\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/388466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=388465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=388465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=388465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}