Acceptance Rate History

California State University-Sacramento Acceptance Rate (2013–2024)

CA · Current rate: 94.0%

College Scorecard · IPEDSU.S. Dept. of Education

What is California State University-Sacramento's acceptance rate in 2024?

California State University-Sacramento's acceptance rate in 2024 is 94.0%, roughly unchanged from 93.6% in 2023.

College Scorecard 2024

Year-by-Year Data

Year	Acceptance Rate	Applicants	Admitted
2024	94.0%	27,702	26,036
2023	93.6%	25,994	24,336
2022	93.2%	25,276	23,559
2021	93.7%	22,706	21,272
2020	83.1%	25,734	21,383
2019	82.3%	27,576	22,685
2018	63.9%	27,108	17,312
2017	67.8%	24,132	16,352
2016	71.9%	23,942	17,224
2015	67.3%	22,863	15,376
2014	72.7%	21,550	15,656
2013	69.7%	19,702	13,728

Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard

Cost

Sticker pricePublished cost of attendance — tuition, fees, housing and food. (AY 2023–24)

$22,945/yr

What families actually payAvg. for families receiving federal aid (AY 2023–24)

$9,338/yrin-state figure

4-year totalSticker cost of attendance × 4 years. (AY 2023–24)

$91,780

Tuition (in-state)(AY 2024–25)

$8,018/yr

Tuition (out-of-state)(AY 2024–25)

$20,618/yr

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entryFormer students, federal earnings records. (measured 2020–21, entry cohort 2009–11)

$64,876/yr

The same school, two different prices

Family income under $30k: $6,501/yr · Family income over $110k: $18,861/yr (AY 2023–24)

Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). In-state students only. International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.

High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.

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How to read these numbers

The 2024 rate covers California State University-Sacramento's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
The table above holds 12 reported years, 2013 through 2024. Across them California State University-Sacramento's rate ranged from 63.9% to 94.0%, so any single year is one point inside that range.

Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.

Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education