Sonoma State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 400,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 200 (100% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,972 (87%)
Days Without Precipitation 303 (93% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,853
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 98%
From Region 1%
Athletes 227 (5.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 43%
White 39%
Mixed 6%
Asian 5%
Black 3%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts and Humanities 150 34% 53% 5% 1% 31% 0% $51,745 1 -0.01 47 94%
English 41 — 37% 54% 5% 2% 32% 0% $47,918 29 -0.55 37 94% — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $56,340 48 -0.15 59 95% — — — —
History 23 — 43% 74% 0% 0% 22% 0% $53,549 40 -0.33 52 94% — — — —
Philosophy 13 +1 15% 46% 15% 0% 31% 0% $68,553 77 +0.54 79 — — — — —
Spanish 11 +3 9% 9% 0% 0% 91% 0% $56,340 48 -0.15 59 95% — — — —
Art 12 — 25% 42% 8% 0% 33% 0% $47,552 56 +0.08 36 92% — — — —
Art History 5 +1 0% 60% 20% 0% 0% 0% $47,552 38 -0.33 36 92% — — — —
Dance 4 — 0% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $46,107 73 +0.41 32 — — — — —
Film Studies 4 +3 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $47,179 42 -0.27 35 — — — — —
Music 17 — 65% 29% 6% 0% 29% 0% $52,194 75 +0.59 49 90% — — — —
Studio Art 7 — 14% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $47,552 56 +0.08 36 92% — — — —
Theatre Arts 13 — 46% 69% 0% 0% 23% 0% $50,228 88 +0.96 44 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business and Economics 277 61% 39% 8% 3% 40% 1% $71,830 50 -0.34 82 96%
Business Administration 261 — 59% 39% 8% 2% 41% 1% $71,925 48 -0.30 82 96% — — — —
Economics 16 +4 94% 44% 6% 6% 38% 0% $70,296 9 -1.04 81 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 168 10% 45% 4% 0% 42% 0% $54,297 3 -0.20 54 96% 7.0%
Liberal Studies 78 — 12% 54% 3% 0% 33% 0% $58,313 64 +0.10 63 97% — — — —
Child Development 16 — 25% 25% 19% 0% 25% 0% $49,617 24 -0.43 42 94% — — — —
Education 74 +1 4% 39% 1% 0% 55% 0% $51,078 30 -0.47 46 96% 7.0% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Science and Technology 263 49% 48% 7% 3% 32% 0% $89,694 89 +0.29 94 97% 1.3%
Electrical Engineering 20 — 85% 50% 10% 0% 35% 0% $104,342 24 -0.60 98 100% — — — —
Computer Science 55 +2 93% 53% 13% 4% 22% 2% $118,363 49 -0.19 99 98% — — — —
Applied Mathematics 1 +4 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $58,415 0 -1.59 63 100% — — — —
Chemistry 12 — 33% 33% 8% 0% 50% 0% $45,231 0 -2.54 30 — — — — —
Earth Science 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,631 22 -0.58 64 — — — — —
Geology — — — — — — — — $59,525 26 -0.50 65 — — — — —
Mathematics 10 +6 60% 50% 0% 10% 30% 0% $58,415 7 -1.02 63 100% — — — —
Physical Science 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $69,974 13 -0.98 80 — — — — —
Physics 9 — 78% 56% 0% 0% 22% 0% $70,677 14 -0.93 81 — — — — —
Statistics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,851 3 -1.20 81 — — — — —
Statistics — +2 — — — — — — $70,216 3 -1.22 80 — — — — —
Biochemistry 12 — 50% 50% 8% 8% 17% 0% $61,072 10 -0.93 68 — — — — —
Biology 71 +1 27% 45% 4% 4% 37% 0% $59,766 18 -0.78 66 94% — — — —
Environmental Science 16 — 44% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $64,598 81 +0.75 74 96% — — — —
Nursing 50 — 16% 38% 8% 2% 42% 0% $134,100 99 +4.17 100 100% 1.3% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Social Sciences 578 32% 41% 3% 2% 42% 1% $60,162 10 +0.26 66 95%
Kinesiology 85 +1 34% 33% 5% 4% 45% 0% $66,789 74 +0.58 77 92% — — — —
Chicano and Latino Studies 7 +1 0% 14% 0% 0% 86% 0% $53,128 37 -0.49 51 90% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 4 — 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% 0% $53,128 37 -0.49 51 90% — — — —
Women's and Gender Studies 7 +5 0% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $53,128 40 -0.38 51 90% — — — —
Anthropology 12 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 17% 8% $50,705 26 -0.56 45 87% — — — —
Communication Studies 76 +1 49% 46% 5% 4% 30% 0% $64,521 65 +0.25 74 96% — — — —
Geography 22 — 50% 55% 0% 0% 32% 0% $53,179 14 -1.03 51 95% — — — —
Global Studies 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $57,990 12 -0.77 63 — — — — —
Political Science 24 +2 50% 42% 0% 0% 46% 0% $58,308 11 -1.02 63 93% — — — —
Psychology 230 +5 24% 47% 3% 1% 37% 1% $58,209 70 +0.48 63 96% — — — —
Sociology 58 +3 22% 31% 0% 5% 55% 0% $53,506 43 -0.31 52 94% — — — —
Criminal Justice Administration 51 +1 41% 24% 2% 0% 65% 0% $67,680 88 +1.07 78 96% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,060
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,579
Est. In-State Cost $11,720
Est. Out-of-State Cost $29,208
ROI Percentile 76th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 39%
6-Year Graduation Rate 58%
Transfer-Out Rate 7%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 30.6% 440 31% 45% 3% 2% 38% 1% $57,915 48 +0.11 62 95% —
Business & Economics 19.3% 277 61% 39% 8% 3% 40% 1% $71,831 32 -0.34 82 96% —
Humanities 12.8% 184 21% 51% 3% 1% 36% 0% $55,500 53 -0.14 57 95% —
Health Sciences 9.4% 135 27% 35% 6% 3% 44% 0% $91,719 89 +1.91 94 95% 1.3%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.8% 83 30% 46% 5% 5% 34% 0% $59,955 18 -0.80 66 94% —
Education 5.2% 74 4% 39% 1% 0% 55% 0% $51,078 30 -0.47 46 96% 7.0%
Arts 4.3% 62 37% 53% 6% 0% 24% 0% $49,269 39 +0.37 41 93% —
Computer Science 3.8% 55 93% 53% 13% 4% 22% 2% $118,363 63 -0.19 99 98% —
Professional 3.6% 51 41% 24% 2% 0% 65% 0% $67,680 50 +1.07 78 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.7% 39 51% 49% 3% 3% 33% 0% $58,413 3 -1.45 63 100% —
Engineering 1.4% 20 85% 50% 10% 0% 35% 0% $104,342 61 -0.60 98 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 16 44% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $64,598 71 +0.75 74 96% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $3.3M #255 87% $0.0M — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.6M #180 51% $0.0M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.4M #415 64% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #488 94% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #323 0% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.1M #394 96% $0 — — — —
Education $0.1M #399 91% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $4.7M #392 79% $0.0M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 46 $602K $602K $0
Soccer 30 $511K $511K $0
Basketball 15 $683K $683K $0
Golf 12 $325K $325K $0
Total 103 $2.1M $2.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 31 $529K $529K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 31 $117K $117K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 29 $117K $117K $0
Volleyball 22 $599K $599K $0
Softball 20 $647K $647K $0
Basketball 15 $581K $581K $0
Cross Country 9 $248K $248K $0
Golf 6 $408K $408K $0
Total 124 $3.2M $3.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 61 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Baseball 46 $602K $602K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 31 $117K $117K $0
Basketball 30 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 29 $117K $117K $0
Volleyball 22 $599K $599K $0
Softball 20 $647K $647K $0
Golf 18 $733K $733K $0
Cross Country 9 $248K $248K $0
Total 227 $8.9M $8.9M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (non-ED) 8%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 82% 82% 82%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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