Sonoma State University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
5,166 students
Larger than 78% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 40.5%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division II
Nearby college towns
- Santa Rosa8.4 mi
- Angwin20.4 mi
- Napa22.3 mi
- San Rafael26.4 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Sonoma State University, the largest reported group is Hispanic (42.4%), followed by White (40%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.4% | 0% |
| Asian | 4.5% | 13.5% |
| Black | 2.9% | 1.3% |
| Hispanic | 42.4% | 9.2% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.3% | 0% |
| White | 40% | 60.3% |
| Two or more races | 6.4% | 0.9% |
| Non-resident | 0.4% | 3.1% |
| Unknown | 2.7% | 11.8% |
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Did you know? Sonoma State University
- 93.4%Sonoma State University admitted 9,934 of 10,598 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 8.1%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 803 of 9,934.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $10,759average net price after grants for aided students, against $22,382 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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