Former names | Sacramento State College (1947–1972) |
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Motto | "Redefine the Possible" |
Type | Public university |
Established | September 22, 1947 |
Parent institution | California State University |
Accreditation | WSCUC |
Academic affiliations | Space-grant |
Endowment | $92.991 million (2023)[1] |
Budget | $349.6 million (2020)[2] |
President | J. Luke Wood |
Provost | Carlos Nevarez[3] |
Academic staff | 1,771[4] |
Administrative staff | 1,270[4] |
Students | 31,451 (fall 2020)[5] |
Undergraduates | 28,697 (fall 2020)[5] |
Postgraduates | 2,754 (fall 2020)[5] |
Location | , California , United States |
Campus | Large city[6], 305 acres (123 ha) |
Newspaper | The State Hornet |
Colors | Green and gold [7] |
Nickname | Hornets |
Sporting affiliations | |
Mascot | Herky the Hornet |
Website | www |
Reference no. | 697 |
California State University, Sacramento (CSUS, Sacramento State, or informally Sac State) is a public university in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1947 as Sacramento State College,[8] it is part of the California State University system.
The university enrolls approximately 31,500 students annually, 31,573 in Fall 2021.[9] It also has an alumni base of more than 250,000[10] and awards 9,000 degrees annually. The university offers 151 different bachelor's degrees, 69 master's degrees, 28 types of teaching credentials, and 5 doctoral degrees.[11][12]
The campus sits on 305 acres (123 ha), covered with over 3,500 trees and over 1,200 resting in the University Arboretum.[13] The university is home to one site of the National Register of Historic Places, the Julia Morgan House.
Sacramento State is federally recognized as both a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) and an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander serving institution (AANAPISI). The institution was also recognized by the California Legislative Assembly as the first Black-Serving Institution (BSI) in the state of California. The Arbor Day Foundation officially declared the university a "Tree Campus USA" in 2012.