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Acceptance Rate 93.21%
Yield 16.62%
Applicants 25,276
Admitted 23,559
Enrolled 3,916

Sacramento State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 93.21% at California State University-Sacramento. Total 25,276 students applied and 23,559 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Sacramento State.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationhttps://www.csus.edu/apply/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate93.21%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 93.21%. A total of 25,276 students (10,591 men and 14,685 women) have applied to and 23,559 (9,769 men and 13,790 women) students admitted to California State University-Sacramento.
Among them, 1,721 male and 2,195 female students have enrolled into Sacramento State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 16.62%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Sacramento State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants25,27610,59114,68500
Admitted23,5599,76913,79000
Enrolled3,9161,7212,19500
Acceptance Rate 93.21% 92.24% 93.91% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 16.62% 17.62% 15.92% - -
[Chart] California State University-Sacramento Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to California State University-Sacramento, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Work experience.
Application Requirements for Sacramento State
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Sacramento State

The calendar system at California State University-Sacramento is Semester. California State University-Sacramento accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that California State University-Sacramento accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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