California State University, Sacramento
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
California State University, Sacramento is a public master's university in Sacramento, CA (city setting), with 28,268 undergraduates (56% women). It admitted 94% of 25,994 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $41,298 a year for out-of-state students and $29,418 in-state; aided first-year students paid $11,183 on average after grants (top 10% for affordability in its division). 56% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, social sciences. The campus reported 0.74 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where California State University, Sacramento ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $7,602 in-state · $19,482 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 41 burglaries · 40 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research California State University, Sacramento
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
California State University, Sacramento teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big West Conference | 30 | 2 over | 3 | $1M | $33,510 | 986 | |
| Baseball | Big West Conference | 44 | 10 over | 4 | $2.2M | $49,098 | 965 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big West Conference | 14 | room 1 | 6 | $2.3M | $161,845 | 995 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big West Conference | 15 | at cap | 6 | $2.1M | $138,124 | 983 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Big West Conference | 16 | room 3 | 1 | $191k | $11,948 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big West Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 989 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big West Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 995 | |
| Football | Mid-American Conference | 155 | 50 over | 1 | $10M | $65,329 | 959 | |
| Men's Golf | Big West Conference | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $345k | $43,120 | 993 | |
| Women's Golf | Big West Conference | 7 | room 2 | 1 | $775k | $110,749 | 1000 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 20 | at cap | 4 | $880k | $44,019 | 995 | |
| Women's Rowing | West Coast Conference | 44 | room 24 | 1 | $812k | $18,462 | 992 | |
| Men's Soccer | Big West Conference | 37 | 9 over | 3 | $777k | $21,009 | 972 | |
| Softball | Big West Conference | 26 | 1 over | 4 | $1.1M | $42,580 | 976 | |
| Men's Tennis | Big West Conference | 9 | room 1 | 2 | $426k | $47,312 | 984 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big West Conference | 8 | room 2 | 3 | $697k | $87,085 | 991 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | 86 | 41 over | 5 | $546k | $6,350 | 965 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 93 | 48 over | 5 | $1.3M | $13,800 | 980 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big West Conference | 16 | room 2 | 4 | $1.1M | $71,472 | 970 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.