California State University-Sacramento

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

California State University, Sacramento is a public university located in Sacramento, California. It is a part of the California State University system and was established in 1947 as the Sacramento State College. The university comprises of the following colleges:

• Arts and Letters
• Business Administration
• Continuing Education
• Education
• Engineering & Computer Science
• Health & Human Services
• Natural Sciences & Mathematics
• Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Studies

The sports teams of California State University, Sacramento are known as the Hornets and their mascot is Herky the Hornet. The teams participate in the sports of baseball, basketball, football, golf, cross country, tennis, soccer, softball, gymnastics, rowing, and indoor and outdoor track and field.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in business and management, media, and security and law enforcement.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 29,011 in 2009-2010 (23,610 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 83% of enrolled students and graduate students are 17%.

Students under 25 years old represent 66% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Sacramento State provides on-campus housing for 1,625 of its 23,610 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 15 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football (Big Sky Conference), basketball (Big Sky Conference), baseball (Western Athletic Conference), and track (Big Sky Conference).

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 161 male students received the aid (men were 51% of those receiving aid) and 154 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 49% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Sacramento State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Other Than Research or Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Comprehensive.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (75 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,273 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (100 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Computer Software Engineering

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (34 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

DESIGN (71 awarded)

• Graphic Design
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (26 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (589 awarded)

• Business Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Trade and Industrial Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (263 awarded)

• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (43 awarded)

• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (374 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Public Administration
• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (1,157 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Public/Applied History and Archival Administration
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (38 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (450 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (87 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (5 awarded)

• Gerontology

MUSIC (35 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (271 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (180 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (48 awarded)

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
• Photography

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (32 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (208 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (423 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (405 awarded)

• Communication Disorders
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology