California State University - Sacramento Healthcare Programs

Located in Sacramento, California, California State University - Sacramento is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

California State University - Sacramento Rankings

Sac State landed the #91 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 1,605 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. Sac State also holds the #25 spot on the Best Colleges in California ranking.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Sac State has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#82	Best Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Sac State.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#7	Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#32	Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#36	Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#37	Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#46	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#106	Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#136	Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Sac State has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#25	Highest Paid Public Health Graduates	College Factual
#48	Best Nursing Schools	Nursing Degree Search
#55	Highest Paid Nursing Graduates	College Factual
#127	Highest Paid Health Professions Graduates	College Factual
#227	Best Registered Nursing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#239	Best Nursing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is California State University - Sacramento?

Contact details for Sac State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	6000 J St, Sacramento, CA 95819-2694
Phone:	916-278-6011
Website:	www.csus.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/sacstate
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/sacstate

How Do I Get Into Sac State?

You can apply to Sac State online at: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Sac State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Sac State?

Sac State has an acceptance rate of 83%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

About 95% of students accepted to Sac State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 570. Math scores were between 460 and 560.

Sac State received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 23. Math scores were between 16 and 23. Composite scores were between 17 and 23.

Can I Afford California State University - Sacramento?

The overall average net price of Sac State is $29,661. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Sac State, approximately 30% of students took out student loans averaging $5,191 a year. That adds up to $20,764 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Sac State is 3.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

California State University - Sacramento Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 29,296 undergraduate students at Sac State, with 24,068 being full-time and 5,228 being part-time.

There are also 2,997 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 24,068 full-time undergraduates at Sac State, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California State University - Sacramento students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4,740
Black or African American	1,508
Hispanic or Latino	8,837
White	5,635
International Students	881
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,467

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California State University - Sacramento. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 78 countries are represented at Sac State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and South Korea.

Online Learning at California State University - Sacramento

In 2019-2020, 31,745 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Sac State has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Sac State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California State University - Sacramento was 1,099.4%. This is the #70 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Sac State regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

California State University - Sacramento Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	255	61	0	316
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	129	32	0	161
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	34	0	0	34
Physical Therapy/Therapist	0	0	31	31
TOTAL	418	93	31	542

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Stickpen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.