Sacramento, California · Public · 4-year · Large city
Overview
California State University-Sacramento is a public four-year institution in Sacramento, California. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 31,943 students in fall 2024, including 28,820 undergraduates and 3,123 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity. It is part of California State University.
California State University-Sacramento offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 90 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, and Psychology, General. It awarded 8,260 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
82% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 24 to 1.
Key figures
31,943
Students enrolled
82%
First-year retention
8,260
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
90
Programs and majors
24:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 90
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
82%
First-year retention, part-time students
53%
Student-to-faculty ratio
24:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
7,162
Master's degrees
1,042
Doctoral degrees (research)
17
Professional doctorates
39
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
31,943
Undergraduates, fall 2024
28,820
Graduate students, fall 2024
3,123
Full-time, fall 2024
77%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
37,153
Undergraduates, 2024-25
33,449
Graduate students, 2024-25
3,704
Full-time, 2024-25
72%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
56%
Men
44%
White
24%
Hispanic or Latino
36%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
21%
Two or more races
6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
7%
Students taking some online courses
63%
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
California State University
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big Sky Conference; Western Athletic Conference
President
Dr. J. Luke Wood
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization