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Academics

Academics

How these colleges teach, spend per student, and what their graduates major in.

Faculty

Students per faculty member
San Francisco State19 to 1
California State University-Sacramento24 to 1
Full-time faculty share
San Francisco State53%
California State University-Sacramento49%
Average faculty salary
San Francisco State$118,969
California State University-Sacramento$105,365

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
San Francisco State$10,604
California State University-Sacramento$8,604
Endowment per student
San Francisco State$8,399
California State University-Sacramento$3,169
Tuition share of core revenue
San Francisco State17%
California State University-Sacramento21%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
San Francisco State4,744
California State University-Sacramento7,162
Most popular majors
San Francisco State

Business Administration and Management, General 19% · Psychology, General 9% · Biology/Biological Sciences, General 8%

California State University-Sacramento

Business Administration and Management, General 14% · Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 9% · Psychology, General 8%

Your major

Pick a field of study to see which of these colleges award bachelor's degrees in it, how many, and what graduates earn .

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

All academics numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why