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California State University - Sacramento 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has released it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and California State University - Sacramento has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or keep reading for details on how Sac State fared in this year’s report.

This page was created to give you an overview of how Sac State fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

How California State University - Sacramento Fared in College Factual’s 2025 Best Colleges Rankings

Nationwide Ranking

Sac State ranked #267 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This places it among the best of higher education institutions in the United States for students!

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This media kit includes highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, Sac State has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19	332	94.3%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37	417	91.1%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46	506	90.9%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19	366	94.8%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53	502	89.4%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22	371	94.1%
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15	231	93.5%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74	959	92.3%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45	535	91.6%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114	816	86.0%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52	533	90.2%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	151	1,055	85.7%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	181	1,187	84.8%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114	883	87.1%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	168	933	82.0%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	168	1,150	85.4%
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8	47	83.0%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	141	925	84.8%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113	571	80.2%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89	540	83.5%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127	609	79.1%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	49	95.9%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84	460	81.7%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2	34	94.1%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88	378	76.7%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112	573	80.5%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2	19	89.5%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	3	37	91.9%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89	416	78.6%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50	228	78.1%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	49	95.9%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2	37	94.6%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61	257	76.3%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2	22	90.9%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	6	53	88.7%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	91	320	71.6%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	3	36	91.7%
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2	17	88.2%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	6	42	85.7%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	179	597	70.0%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	5	32	84.4%
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	3	23	87.0%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	4	22	81.8%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	6	53	88.7%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98	345	71.6%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	125	437	71.4%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71	244	70.9%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	5	36	86.1%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	4	27	85.2%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	3	18	83.3%
Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	31	67.7%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	185	630	70.6%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	216	654	67.0%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156	471	66.9%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	148	481	69.2%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	17	89	80.9%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	3	14	78.6%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	11	53	79.3%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	18	82	78.1%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	6	24	75.0%
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	3	11	72.7%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	18	76	76.3%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	16	80	80.0%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	11	53	79.3%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	18	89	79.8%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	27	111	75.7%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	32	132	75.8%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	15	69	78.3%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	21	98	78.6%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	24	112	78.6%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	15	66	77.3%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	6	23	73.9%
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	3	9	66.7%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	18	62	71.0%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	18	71	74.7%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	35	121	71.1%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	23	78	70.5%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	16	60	73.3%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	12	44	72.7%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	13	47	72.3%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	12	43	72.1%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	10	30	66.7%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	10	34	70.6%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	5	15	66.7%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	15	46	67.4%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	18	63	71.4%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	20	61	67.2%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	11	36	69.4%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	22	66	66.7%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	16	53	69.8%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	19	59	67.8%

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