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Sonoma State University is a public institution situated in Rohnert Park, California. SSU is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Sonoma State University?

Contact details for SSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609
Phone:	707-664-2880
Website:	sonoma.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/sonomastateuniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/ssu_1961

How Do I Get Into SSU?

You can apply to SSU online at: https://www.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for SSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into SSU?

With an acceptance rate of 94%, SSU is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 94%, and the acceptance rate for women is 94%.

Can I Afford Sonoma State University?

The overall average net price of SSU is $30,078. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SSU, approximately 21% of students took out student loans averaging $5,037 a year. That adds up to $20,148 over four years for those students.

Sonoma State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,587 undergraduate students at SSU, with 5,732 being full-time and 855 being part-time.

There are also 784 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,732 full-time undergraduates at SSU, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Sonoma State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	294
Black or African American	153
Hispanic or Latino	2,193
White	2,362
International Students	168
Other Races/Ethnicities	562

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Sonoma State University. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 34 countries are represented at SSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, China, and Germany.

Online Learning at Sonoma State University

In 2022-2023, 4,062 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SSU has changed over the last few years.

Sonoma State University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Other Education	130	0	130
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	27	27
General Education	0	24	24
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	7	7
Early Childhood Education	0	0	0
TOTAL	130	58	188

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Stepheng3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.