California State University, Sacramento

California State University, Sacramento
Former names
Sacramento State College (1947–1972)
Motto"Redefine the Possible"
TypePublic university
EstablishedSeptember 22, 1947 (1947-09-22)
Parent institution
California State University
AccreditationWSCUC
Academic affiliations
Space-grant
Endowment$86.42 million (2023-24)[1]
Budget$438.6 million (2024-25)[2]
PresidentJ. Luke Wood
ProvostCarlos Nevarez[3]
Academic staff
1,771[4]
Administrative staff
1,270[4]
Students30,883 (fall 2024)[5]
Undergraduates28,222 (fall 2024)[5]
Postgraduates2,661 (fall 2024)[5]
Location,
United States
CampusLarge city[6], 305 acres (123 ha)
NewspaperThe State Hornet
ColorsGreen and gold
[7]
NicknameHornets
Sporting affiliations
MascotHerky the Hornet
Websitewww.csus.edu Edit this at Wikidata
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California State University, Sacramento (CSUS, Sacramento State, or informally Sac State) is a public university in Sacramento, California, United States. Founded in 1947 as Sacramento State College,[8] it is part of the California State University system.

The university enrolls approximately 30,100 students annually, with 30,833 enrolled in the fall of 2024.[5] It also has an alumni base of more than 290,000[5] and awards 9,000 degrees annually. The university offers 151 different bachelor's degrees, 69 master's degrees, 28 types of teaching credentials, and 5 doctoral degrees.[9][10]

The campus sits on 305 acres (123 ha), covered with over 3,500 trees and over 1,200 resting in the University Arboretum.[11] The university is home to one site of the National Register of Historic Places, the Julia Morgan House.

Sacramento State is federally recognized as both a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI). The institution was also recognized by the California Legislative Assembly as the first Black-Serving Institution (BSI) in the state of California. The Arbor Day Foundation officially declared the university a "Tree Campus USA" in 2012.

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2024. >"Public NCSE Tables". www.nacubo.org. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  2. ^ 2024-25 Operating Fund Budget - Sacramento State: Budget Allocations as Approved by the President (PDF)
  3. ^ "Meet the Provost". California State University, Sacramento. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "CSUS – Office of Institutional Research". Csus.edu. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Fact Book 2025" (PDF). Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  6. ^ "IPEDS-California State University, Sacramento".
  7. ^ "Sacramento State Brand Center". Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "History of the Sacramento State Campus | Sacramento State". www.csus.edu. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  9. ^ "Search CSU Degrees". Degrees.calstate.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  10. ^ Lewis, Kim (August 1, 2020). "Sacramento State Fact Book 2020" (webpage). csus.edu. Sacramento State University Communications. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  11. ^ "Biological Sciences Home". Csus.edu. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2013.

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