COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 110617PUBLIC

SACRAMENTO, CA

California State University-Sacramento

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$9,338Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate56.1%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$64,511working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$15,000completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$64,511
Median earnings 5 years after completion$64,495

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$6,501
$30,001–48,000$7,001
$48,001–75,000$9,212
$75,001–110,000$11,814
$110,001+$18,861

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion56.1%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention81.5%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients49.1%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share22.8%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid32.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort5,886federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates28,350IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate94.0%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$15,000

6,633 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

26 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 277 working graduates$129,960 earnings · $19,000 debt →Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 116 working graduates$103,512 earnings · $19,430 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 197 working graduates$93,973 earnings · $19,124 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 245 working graduates$93,878 earnings · $19,399 debt →Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 257 working graduates$92,519 earnings · $15,625 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 203 working graduates$70,290 earnings · $17,625 debt →Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree · 75 working graduates$67,795 earnings · $22,100 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 1,217 working graduates$67,636 earnings · $13,750 debt →Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 178 working graduates$67,182 earnings · $14,449 debt →Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 183 working graduates$63,013 earnings · $17,750 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 532 working graduates$62,583 earnings · $13,745 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 215 working graduates$61,775 earnings · $15,019 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 180 working graduates$60,278 earnings · $16,084 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 601 working graduates$59,404 earnings · $15,000 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 281 working graduates$59,142 earnings · $18,129 debt →Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesBachelor's Degree · 108 working graduates$59,041 earnings · $20,024 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 294 working graduates$58,280 earnings · $18,000 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 285 working graduates$56,886 earnings · $16,100 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 197 working graduates$56,637 earnings · $15,000 debt →Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 261 working graduates$55,830 earnings · $14,108 debt →HistoryBachelor's Degree · 115 working graduates$55,797 earnings · $18,000 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 504 working graduates$53,237 earnings · $15,500 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 159 working graduates$50,680 earnings · $15,000 debt →Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 480 working graduates$49,847 earnings · $16,500 debt →Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree · 75 working graduates$42,392 earnings · $16,205 debt →Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree · 82 working graduates$41,969 earnings · $15,879 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.