Leadership begins here.

Leadership

Attending Sacramento State offers a life-changing opportunity. We will prepare you not only for a career, but to be a leader in your profession and in your community.

Academics

Sacramento State offers a vibrant intellectual environment with a multicultural student body of 29,000. We graduate almost 6,000 students each year. Students take their pick from 60 undergraduate, 40 graduate and two doctoral programs.

Campus

We're particularly proud of our beautiful 300-acre campus, with its lush landscaping and 3,000 trees. Miles of trails stretch along the nearby American River Parkway, linking our campus and student housing with recreational areas such as Folsom Lake and downtown Sacramento.

Activities

More than half the University’s students join at least one of 250 student organizations, and thousands participate in the intramural sports program. There are arts programs, speeches, debates, comedy shows and concerts throughout the year.

Value

Sacramento State remains one of the nation’s best higher education values, with student fees among the lowest in the nation. About one-third of our students receive some form of financial assistance.

Sacramento

Sacramento is one of the state’s most affordable big cities, and offers dozens of stylish restaurants, galleries and boutiques within minutes of campus. The region’s parks, rivers and nearby recreation areas make it popular with outdoor enthusiasts.

Name:	California State University, Sacramento
Nickname:	Sacramento State
Colors:	Green and gold
Mascot:	Herky the Hornet
Location:	300 tree-filled acres five miles from the State Capitol and in a metropolitan area of 2 million residents

Students (Fall 2010)

Enrollment	27,033
Men	42%
Women	58%
Undergraduate	77%
Graduate	22%

Students: Ethnicity (Fall 2010)

African American	7%
American Indian	1%
Asian/Pacific	20%
Latino/Latina	16%
Caucasian	43%
International	2%
Other	11%

Faculty

Total faculty	1,295

Sacramento State Presidents

1947 - 65	Guy A. West
1965 - 65	F. Blair Mayne
1965 - 66	Stephen L. Walker
1966 - 69	Robert Johns
1969 - 70	Otto Butz
1970 - 72	Bernard L. Hyink
1972 - 78	James G. Bond
1978 - 83	Lloyd Johns
1983 - 84	Austin J. Gerber
1984 - 2003	Donald R. Gerth
2003 -	Alexander Gonzalez

Athletics

NCAA Division I Big Sky Conference
9 men’s sports, 11 women’s sports