College · Public · Sacramento, CA · City
California State University-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Hispanic-serving
Admit rate94%
6-yr median pay$51k
Net price / yr$9k
Undergrad size28,350
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $9k/yr for a shot at a $51k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 94% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.
If you get in
28,350 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $23k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $9k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$92k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$37k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$54k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $8.0k
- Tuition · out-of-state
- $20.6k
- Room & board
- $19.2k
- Books & supplies
- $1,160
How students pay for it.
Pell grants49%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans23%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$15k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
Graduation · 6 yr56%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$51k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$65k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out2%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Public
- Undergrad size
- 28,350
- Location
- Sacramento, CA
- Region
- Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
- Also known as
- Sacramento State
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- Hispanic38%
- White23%
- Asian21%
- Black7%
- Two or more races6%
- Unknown2%
- International2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students49%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time19%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$27k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 57
What you can study.