by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Sonoma State University was awarded 42 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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SSU is ranked #527 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
SSU also holds the #68 spot on the Best Colleges in California ranking.
Sonoma State University has an acceptance rate of 94%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for SSU.
The student to faculty ratio at Sonoma State University is about average at 18 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Sonoma State University is 49%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
Sonoma State University has a freshmen retention rate of 76%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At SSU this rate is 35%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,255 undergraduates at SSU with 6,419 being full-time and 836 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,278 | $11,078 | $14,627 | $19,415 | $22,112 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of SSU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At SSU, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $6,350 a year. That adds up to $25,400 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for SSU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609 |
| Phone: | 707-664-2880 |
| Website: | https://sonoma.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/sonomastateuniversity |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/ssu_1961 |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 462 | $55,001 |
| General Psychology | 216 | $33,006 |
| Sociology | 142 | $37,896 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 137 | $39,758 |
| Other Education | 130 | $31,095 |
| Health & Physical Education | 116 | $33,022 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 103 | $32,952 |
| Nursing | 101 | $125,646 |
| General Biology | 98 | $34,074 |
| General English Literature | 89 | $31,282 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 4,062 students took at least one online class at Sonoma State University. This is a decrease from the 6,825 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 4,062 | 384 |
| 2021-2022 | 6,825 | 2,679 |
| 2020-2021 | 7,905 | 7,382 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,294 | 26 |
Learn more about online learning at Sonoma State University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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