CSULB has been designated one of the best colleges in the West by The Princeton Review in its "2013 Best Colleges: Region by Region" website feature.
Kiplinger's Personal Finance has named CSULB among its 100 Best Values in Public Colleges, which ranks universities and colleges that deliver excellent academics while keeping costs to a minimum.
UC Riverside Chancellor Timothy P. White has been named the new Chancellor of the 23–campus CSU system, the largest four–year public higher education system in the country.
For the fifth consecutive year, U.S.News & World Report has ranked CSULB the fourth–best public regional university in the western United States in its annual edition of America's Best Colleges Guide.