Former names
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Sacramento State College (1947–1972) |
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Motto | Redefine the Possible, Do the Unexpected |
Type |
Public Space-grant State |
Established | September 22, 1947 |
Endowment | $39.6 million (2016) |
President | Robert S. Nelsen |
Provost | Ming-Tung Lee, PhD (Interim) |
Academic staff
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1,479 |
Administrative staff
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1,270 |
Students | 30,284 (Fall 2015) |
Undergraduates | 27,641 (Fall 2015) |
Postgraduates | 2,643 (Fall 2015) |
Location | Sacramento |
Campus | Urban 300 acres (120 ha) |
Colors | Sac State Green & Hornet Gold |
Athletics |
NCAA Division I – (FCS) 21 Varsity Sports |
Nickname | Hornets |
Mascot | Herky the Hornet |
Affiliations |
California State University APLU AASCU Big Sky Conference |
Website | www |
Reference no. | 697 |
University rankings | |
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National | |
Forbes | 429 |
Regional | |
U.S. News & World Report | 66 |
Master's University class | |
Washington Monthly | 14 |
California State University, Sacramento (CSUS; Sacramento State, informally Sac State), founded in 1947 as Sacramento State College, is a public comprehensive university in the city of Sacramento, the capital city of the U.S. state of California. It is the eleventh oldest school in the 23-campus California State University system. The university enrolls approximately 29,000 students annually, has an alumni base of 215,000 and awards 7,000 degrees annually. The university offers 151 different Bachelor's degrees, 69 Master's degrees, 28 types of teaching credentials, and 2 Doctoral degrees. The university also has extensions in Singapore, offering a unique IMBA (International Master's in Business Administration).
The campus is consistently one of the top three destinations among all universities in the state for California Community College students, welcoming over 4,000 new transfers each academic year.
The campus sits on 300 acres, covered with over 3,500 trees and over 1,200 resting in the University Arboretum (formerly the Goethe Arboretum). The university is the site of two National Register of Historic Places, the Julia Morgan House and the terminus of the Pony Express. The Arbor Day Foundation officially declared the university "Tree Campus USA" in 2012. The university has been distinguished as a U.S. President's National & Community Service Honor Roll member in 2013.