California State University-Sacramento

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Cost & Tuition

In-State Tuition: $7,602

In-State Cost of Attendance: $22,714

Out-of-State Tuition: $19,482

Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $34,594

Student Debt

Median total debt: $12,500

Students with federal loans: 24.9%

Students with Pell grants: 48.6%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $42,434

After 5 years: $64,495

Majors(58 programs)

  1. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(1,007 graduates)
  2. Communication and Media Studies.(531 graduates)
  3. Criminal Justice and Corrections.(494 graduates)
  4. Psychology, General.(489 graduates)
  5. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(479 graduates)
  6. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(317 graduates)
  7. Biology, General.(269 graduates)
  8. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(253 graduates)
  9. Social Work.(244 graduates)
  10. Computer Science.(239 graduates)
  11. Sociology.(224 graduates)
  12. Mechanical Engineering.(204 graduates)
  13. Economics.(195 graduates)
  14. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(189 graduates)
  15. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(183 graduates)
  16. Civil Engineering.(174 graduates)
  17. Political Science and Government.(174 graduates)
  18. Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(143 graduates)
  19. Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.(136 graduates)
  20. English Language and Literature, General.(128 graduates)
  21. Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.(121 graduates)
  22. History.(111 graduates)
  23. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(101 graduates)
  24. Nutrition Sciences.(100 graduates)
  25. Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(96 graduates)
  26. Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(83 graduates)
  27. Design and Applied Arts.(62 graduates)
  28. Anthropology.(60 graduates)
  29. Mathematics.(57 graduates)
  30. Gerontology.(57 graduates)
  31. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(56 graduates)
  32. Fine and Studio Arts.(56 graduates)
  33. Construction Engineering Technologies.(51 graduates)
  34. Philosophy.(46 graduates)
  35. Geography and Cartography.(46 graduates)
  36. Computer Engineering.(42 graduates)
  37. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(42 graduates)
  38. Chemistry.(40 graduates)
  39. Journalism.(39 graduates)
  40. Music.(32 graduates)
  41. Social Sciences, General.(31 graduates)
  42. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(28 graduates)
  43. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(18 graduates)
  44. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(17 graduates)
  45. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(16 graduates)
  46. Physics.(16 graduates)
  47. Interior Architecture.(11 graduates)
  48. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(11 graduates)
  49. Area Studies.(8 graduates)
  50. Computer and Information Sciences, General.
  51. Special Education and Teaching.
  52. Construction Engineering.
  53. Engineering Technology, General.
  54. Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.
  55. Apparel and Textiles.
  56. Leisure and Recreational Activities.
  57. Dance.
  58. Public Health.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 27,867 students

Admission Rate: 93.6%

Retention Rate: 81.1%

Graduation Rate: 55.8%

Student Demographics

White (21.8%)
Hispanic (38.6%)
Black (6.6%)
Asian (20.9%)
Two or More (5.9%)
International (1.5%)

Gender Distribution

Men (44.6%)
Women (55.4%)

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