Founded in 1950, California Baptist University is a private comprehensive university located in Riverside, California and affiliated with California Southern Baptist Convention. Fall 2008 enrollment at CBU totaled 4,013 students from more than 30 states and 29 foreign countries. California Baptist University currently offers 25 master's degree programs and more than 90 undergraduate majors and concentrations. CBU is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities, the International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities, and the Consortium for Global Education. This fall, for the third straight year, California Baptist University has been recognized as a top-ranked master's degree granting university in the West by U.S. News & World Report for 2009.