Public · Sacramento, CA
California State University-Sacramento
Get to know the college, from admissions and cost to life on campus.
Overview
Sac State calls itself California's capital university, sitting in the political and economic heart of the state, and it backs that identity with two specialized colleges most CSU campuses don't have: the Black Honors College and the Wileety Native American College. It's ranked #4 most diverse in the Western U.S. and #8 nationally for graduating students with minimal debt.
About California State University-Sacramento
- Type
- Public University
- Setting
- Urban
- Undergraduates
- 28,350
Admissions
- Early Decision/Early Action
- No
- Accepts Common App
- —
Cost
Tuition and aid
- Full cost of attendance
- $25,925per year
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Average family income
- $39,578
- Students with a school grant
- 54%
- Average school grant
- $5,904
- Average federal debt
- $15,000at graduation
- Need-blind
- —
- Meets full need
- —
- Merit scholarships
- Yes
- CSS Profile
- —
- International aid
- —
Academics
- Majors offered
- 57
- Freshmen who return
- 82%
- Notable
- #8nationally for graduates with the least student debt
Students
Campus life
- Setting
- Urban
- Location
- Sacramento, CA
- Live on campus
- —
- Student organizations
- —
- Varsity sports
- —
Sac State's student-org world runs through the University Union: clubs, Greek life, leadership programs, and Club Sports, plus The Well recreation center, Peak Adventures for outdoor trips, and an on-campus Aquatic Center. What's genuinely distinctive is the university's specialized-college structure: the Black Honors College and the Wileety Native American College serve specific student communities directly, infrastructure most CSU campuses don't build. Sitting in the state capital gives students real proximity to government internships and policy work most other campuses can't offer. The State Hornet, Sac State's own student paper, has covered campus since winning a National Newspaper Pacemaker Award in 1999-2000.
Summarized by Spike from what students write: The State Hornet.
Outcomes
- Earnings 6 years in
- $55,053
- Graduate within 6 years
- 56%
- Average federal debt
- $15,000
- Graduates go into
- Enterprise Mobility, Caltrans Planning and Modal Program Divisions, County of Sacramento
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Spike Rankings 2027
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