California State University-Sacramento Ranking Badges
Sac State earned 190 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 7 in the top 1%, 80 in the top 5%, 57 in the top 10% and 46 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 139 in Highest Paid Graduates for Geological & Earth Sciences, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 190 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 7 / 80
Highest placement: #1 of 139, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 25
Placements this edition: 393
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has California State University-Sacramento Earned?
California State University-Sacramento holds 190 ranking badges across 25 fields of study, 87 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. This page reflects the 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
7
Top 5%
80
Top 10%
57
Top 15%
46
Total
190
What Is California State University-Sacramento Known For?
California State University-Sacramento is best known for Education: 20 of its 187 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Interior Architecture, Geological & Earth Sciences and General Education.
How Does California State University-Sacramento Rank in Athletics?
California State University-Sacramento earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #199 of 909 in Volleyball (top 22%).
How Does California State University-Sacramento Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, California State University-Sacramento earned 3 badges across 3 online programs, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #9 of 379 in Most Popular Online for Criminal Justice & Corrections.
How Does California State University-Sacramento Rank for Veterans?
California State University-Sacramento earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #928 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 19%).
Badges on this page come from rankings based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. California State University-Sacramento appears in 393 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team