About
The California University of Science and Medicine (CUSM) is a non-profit private accredited medical school located in Colton, San Bernardino County, United States. CUSM received full LCME accreditation in February 2026.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 4 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 4 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data4 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
WASC Senior College and University Commission
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Action history · 3
- Jun 2023Initial AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Feb 2022Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Feb 2021Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic QualityLiaison Committee on Medical Education · Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $31.5M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 0 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 0.1% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at CUSM
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- Non-campus1
- Public property1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
CUSM vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions CUSM selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectCalifornia University of Science and Medicine | — | — | 590 | — | — |
A T Still University of Health Sciences | — | — | 3,466 | — | — |
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine | — | — | 778 | — | — |
Albany Medical College | — | — | 814 | — | — |
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education | — | — | 870 | — | — |
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center | — | — | 1,534 | — | — |
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine | — | — | 2,617 | — | — |
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine | — | — | 665 | — | — |
Kansas City University | — | — | 2,109 | — | — |
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine | — | — | 4,133 | — | — |
Meharry Medical College | — | — | 1,226 | — | — |
Midwestern University-Downers Grove | — | — | 2,567 | — | — |
Midwestern University-Glendale | — | — | 3,738 | — | — |
Morehouse School of Medicine | — | — | 967 | — | — |
New York Medical College | — | — | 1,471 | — | — |
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences | — | — | 665 | — | — |
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | — | — | 2,901 | — | — |
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | — | — | 2,021 | — | — |
Rush University | — | — | 2,769 | — | — |
Touro University California | — | 0.0% | 1,144 | — | — |
Touro University Nevada | — | — | 1,600 | — | — |
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine | — | — | 346 | — | — |
Western University of Health Sciences | — | — | 3,665 | — | — |
| Peer group median | — | 0.0% | 1,534 | — |
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Frequently asked questions about California University of Science and Medicine
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CUSM.
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