California State University - Sacramento Overview

Located in Sacramento, California, California State University - Sacramento is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is California State University - Sacramento Known For?

• The highest award offered at Sac State is the doctor's degree.
• In a recent academic period45% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Sac State bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $64,876 a year. That's about 59% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is California State University - Sacramento?

Contact details for Sac State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	6000 J St, Sacramento, CA 95819-2694
Phone:	916-278-6011
Website:	www.csus.edu

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How Do I Get Into Sac State?

You can apply to Sac State online at: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Sac State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Sac State?

With an acceptance rate of 93%, Sac State is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 92%, and the acceptance rate for women is 94%.

Can I Afford California State University - Sacramento?

The overall average net price of Sac State is $29,661. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Sac State, approximately 23% of students took out student loans averaging $4,958 a year. That adds up to $19,832 over four years for those students.

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California State University - Sacramento Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 29,296 undergraduate students at Sac State, with 24,068 being full-time and 5,228 being part-time.

There are also 2,997 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 24,068 full-time undergraduates at Sac State, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California State University - Sacramento students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4,740
Black or African American	1,508
Hispanic or Latino	8,837
White	5,635
International Students	881
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,467

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California State University - Sacramento. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 78 countries are represented at Sac State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and South Korea.

California State University - Sacramento Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	1,005	180	0	1,185
General Psychology	636	6	0	642
Criminal Justice & Corrections	539	9	0	548
Teacher Education Grade Specific	424	19	0	443
Health Sciences & Services	416	0	0	416
Communication & Media Studies	400	10	0	410
Health & Physical Education	318	3	0	321
General Biology	307	9	0	316
Sociology	301	6	0	307
Computer Science	267	24	0	291
Nursing	181	69	0	250
Social Work	186	54	0	240
Public Health	171	35	0	206
Mechanical Engineering	180	21	0	201
Political Science & Government	172	5	0	177
General English Literature	140	30	0	170
Economics	167	0	0	167
Civil Engineering	145	21	0	166
Liberal Arts General Studies	150	5	0	155
History	136	17	0	153
Communication Sciences	97	40	0	137
General Education	0	131	0	131
Electrical Engineering	95	32	0	127
Nutrition Science	89	0	0	89
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	88	0	0	88
Fine & Studio Arts	86	0	0	86
Student Counseling	0	85	0	85
Ethnic Studies	80	0	0	80
Construction Engineering Technology	79	0	0	79
Design & Applied Arts	71	0	0	71
Music	54	12	0	66
Computer Engineering	62	3	0	65
Natural Resources Conservation	62	0	0	62
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	56	3	0	59
Mathematics	49	8	0	57
Anthropology	51	6	0	57
Romance Languages	39	6	0	45
Interior Architecture	44	0	0	44
Geography & Cartography	37	0	0	37
General Family & Consumer Sciences	35	0	0	35
Journalism	34	0	0	34
Drama & Theater Arts	31	0	0	31
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	28	0	0	28
Teacher Education Subject Specific	26	2	0	28
Educational Administration	0	0	26	26
Textile & Apparel Studies	21	0	0	21
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	21	21
Philosophy	21	0	0	21
General Social Sciences	21	0	0	21
Chemistry	18	1	0	19
Geological & Earth Sciences	14	5	0	19
Gerontology	18	0	0	18
Public Administration	0	18	0	18
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	12	0	0	12
Physics	10	0	0	10
Area Studies	9	0	0	9
Special Education	0	6	0	6
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	1	0	1
Accounting	0	0	0	0
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	0
General Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
International Relations & National Security	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	7,678	882	47	8,607

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Stickpen under License

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