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THE REGION’S UNIVERSITY, TODAY AND ALWAYSSacramento State has been educating students and servingR E CO R D H I G H31,573ENROLLEDI N FA L L 2 021California’s capital region since 1947. Located six miles from thestate Capitol and a vibrant urban core, the University and thecommunity it serves are intertwined. From research projects,entrepreneurship, and service learning, Sacramento Stateconsistently adds value to the student experience, to theregion, and beyond.

Most Students Are From the Sacramento Area1% YUBA COUNTY1% SUT TER COUNTY6% PLACERCOUNTY57% GREATER SACRAMENTO AREA17% GREATER BAY AREA6% LOS ANGELES/SOUTHERN CA4% YOLO COUNTY2% CENTRAL COAST2% EL DORADOCOUNTY43% SACRAMENTOCOUNTY1% NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY1% CENTRAL SIERRAS A C R A M E N T O12% SAN JOAQUIN VALLEYS T A T EPERCENTAGES BASED ON FALL 2021STUDENT ENROLLMENT DATA.COUNTY CALCULATIONS BASED ONCALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ONLY.1%OUT OF STATE2%INTERNATIONAL

FOCUS ON STUDENT SUCCESS187 %INCREASEIN 4-YEARGRAD RATES I N C E 201 6Whether in the classroom or online,students come first at SacramentoState. Expert faculty are committedto providing meaningful education24:1STUDENT : FACULTYRATIOwith an eye toward excellence.Sacramento State faculty and staffhave what it takes to help studentsexcel, graduate, and ultimately experience success in their careers.30AVERAGECLASS SIZE1,897FULL- AND PART-TIMEFACULTY

Rising Grad RatesStudent EnrollmentFinish in Four and Through in Two are incentive programsencouraging students to take 30 units per year.31, 573TOTA L S T U D E N T SRising graduation rates have saved students and their familiesmore than 80 million in the total cost of attendance.28,9042,66930%GRADUATE25.8%FALL 202125%20.5%20%Incoming Students22%3,5814,343FRESHMEN14.7%15%FALL 2021Degrees Earned9%8,448TOTAL 0’21’22979MASTER’S46DOCTORATESGRADUATION RATES BASED ON2020-21 ACADEMIC YEAR.2020-21 ACADEMIC YEARS T A T E12.2%10%TRANSFERSS A C R A M E N T OUNDERGRADUATE

AN INCLUSIVE CAMPUS4 MOSTTHDIVERSECAMPUSI N T H E W E S T E R N U. S .U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT, 2021Rich with diverse people and cultures,the Sacramento region is home tothe hardworking, innovative, andpassionate. Sacramento State is no31%FIRST IN THEIRFAMILY TOATTEND COLLEGEdifferent. Officially recognized as anAsian American Native American PacificIslander Serving Institution (AANAPISI)and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), Sacramento State is wherefaculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds come together.43%PELL GRANTELIGIBLE51%RECEIVEFINANCIAL AID

Student Demographics4%4%6%36%1%19 % 1%HISPANICWHITEASIAN AMERICANAFRICAN AMERICAN4%4%1% 1%UNKNOWNNON-RESIDENTPACIFIC ISLANDERAMERICAN INDIANOTHER/MULTIRACIAL25%FAMILY 17 YEARS OLD18 – 19 YEARS OLD20 – 21 YEARS OLD22 – 24 YEARS OLD25 – 29 YEARS OLD58%FEMALE42%MALE30 – 34 YEARS OLD35 – 39 YEARS OLD40 – 49 YEARS OLD50 DEMOGRAPHICS ARE BASED ON FALL 2021 STUDENT ENROLLMENT DATA.24 STUDENTSIDENTIFY AS NON-BINARYS T A T EHORNET1%21%27%26%15%5%2%2%1%S A C R A M E N T O36%25%19%6%6%6%

3,476 GRADUATES from the classes of 2020 and2021 participated in CARmencement, an unconventionaland joyous car parade held as a NONTRADITIONALCOMMENCEMENT celebration due to COVID-19.

HORNET FAMILYSacramento State is more than aMORE THAN17,000I N 2020 A N D 2021that celebrates student achievementand provides support along the way.CARmencement honored the 2020and 2021 graduates who perseveredand graduated despite extraordinaryservices, programs that serve underrepresented students, andresources to help with basic needs like food and housing helpedthe Hornet Family thrive physically, emotionally, and academically.In 2021 alone, nearly 50 students facing homelessness receivedemergency housing services, and close to 5,000 received food andbasic necessities from the ASI Food Pantry.C U L T U R Ecircumstances caused by COVID-19. Comprehensive mental healthC A M P U SSTUDENTSGRADUATEDcampus. It’s a community, a family

A G RE A T PL A C E T O L I V E A ND LEA R N9Surrounded by nature with easyMOSTTRANSFORMATIVECOLLEGETHI N T H E U N I T E D S TAT E SMONEY.COM, 2020access to downtown, many studentslive on campus or in surroundingneighborhoods. The eight on-campus21INTERCOLLEGIATESPORTSNCAA DIVISION Iresidence halls provide housing for3,200 students and boast amenitiessuch as swimming pools, sportscourts, and recreation rooms. The campus experience is roundedout with more than 300 clubs and organizations.92CONFERENCECHAMPIONSHIPSNCAA DIVISION I3.2AVERAGE GPA FORSTUDENT ATHTLETESCOMPARED WITH 2.91 FOROTHER UNDERGRADS

C A M P U SThe University continues to invest in the health andwell-being of students with a 34 million, 29,000-squarefoot expansion of The WELL.C U L T U R ENew 26,000-square-foot “Hornet Beach” volleyball facilityfeatures four NCAA regulation beach volleyball courts withseating for 250 spectators.Student housing increased by 1,100 beds with the opening ofthe 168 million Hornet Commons.

Sacramento State’s Center on Race, Immigration, and Social Justice launched“Un/Equal Freedoms: Expressions for Social Justice,” a VIRTUAL EXHIBITIONthat features artwork from 35 LOCAL ARTISTS.

A N C H O R ED IN COM M UNITY 30,000Sacramento State. Faculty, staff,and students regularly work withcommunity partners throughservice learning, research, creativeother volunteer work. Sac State is focusing this work through theAnchor University Initiative by cultivating purposeful, long-term,mutually beneficial community partnerships in education (pre-Kthrough 12th grade); health and well-being; homelessness andhousing; arts and culture; environment, mobility and sustainability;and inclusive economic opportunity and workforce developmentto confront systemic inequities, transform the lives of our students,and strengthen our communities.C O M M U N I T Yand community collaborations, andT H EFUNDED 8 PROJECTSL I N K E D TO T H ECO M M U N I T Ylong been a hallmark ofI NIN CAMPUSGRANTSCommunity engagement has

B IG H E A R T S , B I G G E R I M PACTServing the community goesSTUDENTS SERVED67,246HOURSV I A T H E CO M M U N I T YE N G AG E M E N T C E N T E Rhand in hand with being a Hornet.Throughout campus, there’s aculture of volunteerism that makes932STUDENTS HELDNON-CLINICALACADEMIC INTERNSHIPSa difference. As a testament to theUniversity’s deep commitment toservice, Sacramento State earnedthe prestigious Carnegie Foundation Community EngagementClassification in 2010, 2015, and 2020.1,339STUDENTS TOOKSERVICE-LEARNINGCLASSES636ACTIVE COMMUNITYPARTNERSHIPS

I NSac State Nursing students administered COVID-19vaccines to the community through a partnership with theSacramento County Department of Health.C O M M U N I T YString Project, one of eight inaugural Anchor University grantrecipients in 2021, provides free or low-cost classes in violin,cello, and orchestra to children in some of Sacramento’s mosteconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods.T H ESac State offers the community no-fee physical therapy clinicsand hearing-related health services through the Doctor ofPhysical Therapy and Doctor of Audiology programs.

Honey harvested from the EIGHT active bee hivesis BOTTLED ON CAMPUS and sold locally, withproceeds going back into the beekeeping program.

N A T U RA L B EAUTYNature is everywhere atTHE XERCES SOCIETY FORINVERTEBRATE CONSERVATIONcovering the 300-acre campus.Botanical treasures like the&BEECAMPUSUSAR A N K I N G SS AC S TAT E I S ASacramento State, startingwith the emerald canopyof more than 3,586 treesSokiku Nakatani Tea Room and Garden feature many of the1,400 plant species. From composting to energy-efficient newbuildings to an award-winning sustainable parking structure,Sacramento State is working toward carbon neutrality by 2040(five years ahead of California’s deadline). These efforts haveearned the University a Gold rating by the Association for theAdvancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).D I S T I N C T I O N SUniversity Arboretum and the

EXCELLENCE EVERY DAYExcellence takes place throughout campus every day inbig and small ways, as these rankings and achievementsearned by the University and its students show. 1 in 20 adults in the Greater Sacramento Region is agraduate of Sacramento State. No. 21 Top Performers on Social Mobility in the WesternU.S. (U.S. News & World Report, 2021). No. 12 Best Bang for the Buck West (WashingtonMonthly, 2020). No. 21 Best Colleges for Veterans in the Western U.S.(U.S. News & World Report, 2021). Sacramento State's alumni network is more than270,000 strong worldwide.Nearly 80 STUDENTS, FACULTY,and STAFF completed a comprehensiveANTIRACISM and INCLUSIVECAMPUS PLAN .

1,022,755 in Summer Session Provost2,323 recipients and helped to improvegraduation rates.4,815 people were fed by theASI FOOD BANK in 2021. The U.S. Department of Educationawarded Sacramento State 8 millionR A N K I N G Sand Finish Line grants were awarded toin grants to support Latinx and other&underrepresented student groups.D I S T I N C T I O N S First-generation graduate studentCarla Cruz Medina earned CSU’stop academic honor as the Sac Staterecipient of the CSU 2021 TrusteesAward for Outstanding Achievement.

AC A D E M I C E XC E L L E N C E Sacramento State is one of only 27 universities acceptedinto the Inclusive STEM Teaching Project by the NationalScience Foundation. Civil Engineering is ranked eighth in the nation amongnon-doctorate engineering programs (U.S. News & WorldReport, 2021). Sacramento State is the first and only California StateUniversity campus to offer a paramedic program.Students consistently rank higher than national averageswhen taking the National Registry Exam. Professor Michelle Stevens was named 2021Environmentalist of the Year by the EnvironmentalCouncil of Sacramento.Sacramento is ranked NO. 2 BESTNURSING SCHOOL in Californiaby RN Careers, with a 98.18%National Council LicensureExamination passing rate.

The College of Business has been AACSB-accredited sinceeducation institutions to have earned this designation(Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). The Festival of New American Music is the longest-runningeffort, funded by a 4.5 million grant, to improvepreparation for early childhood educators and diversifyCalifornia’s workforce of preschool teachers. A team of researchers led by Sacramento State ChemistryProfessor Katherine McReynolds demonstrated thattherapeutic agents that appear to block the transmissionof HIV might also work against the coronavirus and otherpotentially deadly infections.D I S T I N C T I O N S Sacramento State led a new partnership in a statewide&festival of music composed in the last 20 years by Americancitizens or residents.R A N K I N G S1963, one of just 5 percent of the world’s 16,000 higher

S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y A new solar panel installation in Parking Lot 10, with3,979 solar panels, will produce approximately 2 millionkWh annually. Sacramento State has been designated a Tree CampusUSA by The Arbor Day Foundation since 2012. Sacramento State is certified by the League of AmericanBicyclists as a Bike Campus USA. The National Wildlife Foundation gave Sacramento Stateits Garden for Wildlife designation. Sacramento State's edible garden is a three-quarter-acrelearning lab that annually produces 2,000 pounds ofproduce, which is donated to the Associated StudentsInc. Food Pantry.Sacramento State continues to add to itsurban forest by planting hundreds oftrees, REMOVING 1.7 TONS OFPOLLUTION from the air, producing237 tons of oxygen, and storing morethan 3,000 tons of carbon.