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    Learn about costs to attend SSU and how much financial aid is typically awarded.

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  • Majors, Graduation and Next Steps

    See which majors are most popular at SSU and what recent graduates plan to do after earning their bachelor's degree.

  • Student Success & Progress

    Discover how many students who start at SSU finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.

  • Student Learning Outcomes

    Figure out what learning gains to expect in critical thinking, writing, and other important subjects at SSU.

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Public Good

Contributions to the Public Good

Sonoma State University

The information provided in this section addresses many important institutional contributions to California. This small collection of data is designed to ensure that many of our public universities are recognized for their societal contributions as well as demonstrating greater accountability to individual students, parents, and the public-at-large.

DEGREES GRANTED 2010-11
Total Degree Awards Sonoma State % of
CSU		 CSU % of
State
Bachelor's 1,740 2% 77,731 46%
Master's 273 1% 20,913 30%
Doctoral 0 0% 251 1%
Total 2,013 2% 98,895 39%

BACHELOR'S DEGREE AWARDS 2010-11
By Racial and Ethnic Background Sonoma State % of
CSU		 CSU % of
State
African American / Black 25 1% 3,381 46%
American Indian / Alaskan Native 13 2% 617 54%
Asian 56 0% 12,632 36%
Hispanic 218 1% 17,706 54%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 1% 578 55%
White 1,152 4% 29,422 45%
Two or More Races 61 5% 1,222 51%
Race and Ethnicity Unknown 199 2% 9,342 52%
Non-Resident Alien 11 0% 2,831 43%
Total 1,740 2% 77,731 46%
In High Demand Fields Sonoma State % of
CSU		 CSU % of
State
Criminal Justice 69 3% 2,567 69%
Business and Professional Services 351 2% 17,162 53%
Media/Culture/Design 159 2% 9,251 44%
Nursing 36 1% 2,552 53%
Life Science 110 1% 8,021 38%
Information Technology 14 1% 1,234 27%

REGULAR AND INTERNSHIP CREDENTIALS 2009-10
  Sonoma State % of
CSU		 CSU % of
State
First-Time/New Type Credentials Issued, Single Subject 106 3% 3,455 47%
First-Time/New Type Credentials Issued, Multiple Subject 92 2% 4,073 56%
First-Time/New Type Credentials Issued, Educ. Specialist 74 4% 2,095 47%
Source: CSU Chancellor's Office, National Center for Educational Statistics(NCES), and Commission on Teacher Credentialing (.pdf)

Economic Diversity: Access & Completion
Undergraduate Pell Grant Recipients (2009-10)
Sonoma State Undergraduates 7,507
Sonoma State Undergraduate Pell Grant Recipients 1,674
Sonoma State Pell Percentage of Undergraduates 22%
System Pell Percentage of Undergraduates 36%
National Pell Percentage of Public Four-Year Undergraduates 31%
National Pell Percentage of Private Four-Year (Not-for-Profit) Undergraduates 32%
Bachelor's Degree Pell Grant Recipients (2010-11)
Sonoma State Bachelor's Degrees 1,740
Sonoma State Pell Grant Bachelor's Degree Recipients 575
Sonoma State Pell Percentage of Bachelor's Degrees 33%
System Pell Percentage of Bachelor's Degrees 45%
Source: CSU Chancellor's Office, National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES)

Sticker and "Net" Tuition & Fees
Average tuition and fee "sticker" charged to public four-year full-time instate undergraduates in AY 2010-11 $7,119
Average tuition and fee "sticker" charged to private four-year (not-for-profit) full-time undergraduates in AY 2010-11 $25,538
Sonoma State average tuition and fee "sticker" charged to all full-time undergraduates in AY 2010-11 $5,613
Sonoma State average tuition and fee "net" paid by full-time undergraduates in AY 2010-11 $2,813
Sonoma State "Net" percent of "Sticker" Tuition & Fees for full-time undergraduates in AY 2010-11 50%
Source: CSU Chancellor's Office, National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) IPEDS Data Center

Loan Debt of Baccalaureate Recipients
Percent of 2009-10 Baccalaureate Recipients who Started as Freshmen and Assumed Loans
Sonoma State Percentage 40%
State Percentage 48%
National Public Four-Year Percentage 56%
National Private Four-Year (Not-for-Profit) Percentage 65%
Average Loan Debt of 2009-10 Baccalaureate Recipients who Started as Freshmen and Assumed Loans
Sonoma State Average $17,251
State Average $18,113
National Public Four-Year Average $21,740
National Private Four-Year (Not-for-Profit) Average $27,712
Loan Debt Default Rate
Sonoma State Default Rate 2%
CSU Default Rate 4%
National Public Four-Year Default Rate 5%
National Private Four-Year (Not-for-Profit) Default Rate 5%
Source: CSU Chancellor's Office, National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), "The Project on Student Debt (.pdf)" of The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS), U.S. Department of Education, and The Institute for College Access & Success, College InSight.

Salaries of Baccalaureate Recipients—PayScale (2011)
National average starting median salary of graduates from public universities $41,189
Sonoma State graduates' median starting salary $44,800
National average mid-career median salary of graduates from public universities $71,031
Sonoma State graduates' mid-career median salary $74,600
Source: "Top State Universities by Salary Potential", PayScale Inc.

 

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