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CSU Sacramento

CSU Sacramento
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819-2694

Official telephone: (916) 278-6011
Fax number: (916) 278-5722
Website: www.csus.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 27,641
Full-time undergraduates: 22,102
Part-time undergraduates: 5,539
Total graduate students: 2,643
Full-time graduate students: 1,623
Part-time graduate students: 1,020
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 23
U.S. region where majority of students come from: West
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 1%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
21.8% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
37.4% Hispanic/Latino
0.7% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
20.7% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.6% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.8% Nonresident Alien
3.5% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
20.8% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.7% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
28.7% Hispanic/Latino
0.8% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
29.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.5% Nonresident Alien
5.8% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CSU Sacramento
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 300 acres
City or town school is located in: Sacramento, CA
Population of city/town: 479,686
Online campus map: www.csus.edu/campusmap

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • single-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
  • other housing including Suite-style and theme housing.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 27%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 6%
Percent of students who live off campus: 94%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 800
Other computer facilities/services: Wireless network.
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Archives. Special collections.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Galleries, museums, observatory.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 95%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 19
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 3
Percent of men who join fraternities: 8%
Number of social sororities on campus: 19
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 1
Percent of women who join sororities: 12%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station
School newspaper(s): State Hornet, published weekly
Number of honor societies: 10
Total number of registered organizations: 230

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Terry Wanless,
Athletic Director
School colors: green and gold
School mascot: Hornets
Athletic conference memberships: Big Sky Conference (Football I-AA), Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, Pacific Coast Softball Conference, Western Athletic Conference (Football I-A)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketballyes 
Men's crewno 
Men's cross-countryyes 
Men's footballyes 
Men's golfyes 
Men's gymnasticsno 
Men's socceryes 
Men's tennisyes 
Men's track and field (indoor)yes 
Men's track and field (outdoor)yes 
Men's volleyballno 
Women's basketballyes 
Women's cross-countryyes 
Women's golfyes 
Women's gymnasticsyes 
Women's socceryes 
Women's softballyes 
Women's tennisyes 
Women's track and field (indoor)yes 
Women's track and field (outdoor)yes 
Women's volleyballyes 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 15%
Athletic facilities:
gymnasium, recreation field, stadium, track
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, flag football, soccer (indoor/outdoor), softball, volleyball
Club sports for men:
ice hockey, rugby, rowing, volleyball, weight lifting
Club sports for women:
rugby, volleyball, weight lifting

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Sacramento, CA (11 miles)
Nearest other airport: San Francisco (100 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Sacramento, CA (5 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Sacramento, CA (4 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
California Franchise Tax Board, Deloitte & Touche, Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical, Enterprise Corp., Ernst & Young, Ferguson Corp., Hewlett Packard, Intel, KPMG, Pacific Gas & Electric, Perry Smith & Co. CPAs, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sherwin Williams, USAA Insurance.

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