unitid 123572 · Rohnert Park, CA · public 4-year · suburb (large)
Sonoma State University
- enrollment 2023
- 7,372
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
93%
80th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
5,166
52nd pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
36%
undergrads on Pell grants
62nd pctl among public 4-years
completion
58%
finish within 150% time
76th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$24,648
62nd pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$12,885
after aid, aided students
51st pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$65,986
after entry, Title IV students
86th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$16,705
34th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $8,310 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k29%
- 30-48k17%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $40,508
- First-generation students
- 41%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,624
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 323 | $80,187 | $17,500 |
| Psychology, General. | 289 | $54,617 | $16,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 115 | $58,913 | $16,500 |
| Sociology. | 112 | $62,652 | $18,000 |
| Biology, General. | 97 | $73,611 | $19,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 94 | $98,923 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 90 | $61,775 | $17,129 |
| Education, Other. | 89 | $53,496 | $17,305 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 80 | $61,799 | $19,628 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 76 | $55,586 | $18,239 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 57 | $68,047 | $20,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 54 | $131,431 | $19,750 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.