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College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
California State University-Sacramento was awarded 409 badges in the 2026 rankings.
Sacramento State is ranked #126 out of 5,192 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual’s 2026 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation.
Sacramento State also holds the #24 spot on the Best Colleges in California ranking.
See all of the rankings for California State University-Sacramento.
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Sacramento State with a bachelor’s degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $53,747 in their early years. This is good news for future Sacramento State graduates since it is 32% more than the average college graduate’s salary of $40,669 per year.