Sacramento State Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At California State University-Sacramento, the graduation rates was 56.29% (2,080 students out of 3,695 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time. For example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree.). By gender, 792 male and 1,288 female students have graduated from the school last year by completing their jobs in the period.

The following table and chart describe the graduation rates (150% normal time) by gender at California State University-Sacramento. Last year, the graduation rate was 56.29%. where 2,080 students out of 3,695 candidate completed their degree.

1,038 students completed their course in 4 years and 778 finished there bachelor's (or equivalent) degree. Additional 264 students graduated within 6 years, usually referred as 150% normal time.

The following table and chart show graduation rates by race/ethnicity. The numbers in parenthesis denotes number of completers over number of candidates for each category.

Non-resident alien student is not a US citizen and studies with student visa, such as F visa, in United States. At California State University-Sacramento, 72 of 139 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 51.80%.

The transfer-out rate is calculated by dividing students who have transferred out of other institution into total number of students (candidates) within 150% normal time. The transfer-out rate at California State University-Sacramento is 2.27% (84 out of 3,695 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At California State University-Sacramento, the retention rate is 82% for full-time students and 53 % for part-time students.