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Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, CA · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (18% of graduates). 17 students for every faculty member, more than at 78% of colleges. 51% of faculty are full-time. Spends $11,482 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

1,436 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 51% of graduates; 41 programs in 23 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020118% 261
    Graduates in this field earn $75,887 4 years out
  2. Psychology, General 42.010116% 230
    Graduates in this field earn $57,335 4 years out
  3. Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General 31.05015.9% 85
    Graduates in this field earn $67,351 4 years out
  4. Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 24.01015.4% 78
    Graduates in this field earn $59,444 4 years out
  5. Speech Communication and Rhetoric 09.01015.3% 76
    Graduates in this field earn $68,833 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Psychology, 9.7% → 16% of graduates since 2014–15 (230 graduates in 2024–25).

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

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$143,886 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $125,646

    4 years after completion$143,886
    National median: $88,910Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $116,513 · Non-Pell: $133,480(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $12,500 · 117 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$112,757 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $78,247

    4 years after completion$112,757
    National median: $100,647Above typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 45 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Computer Science$106,181 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $66,481

    4 years after completion$106,181
    National median: $107,009About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $127,516 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $20,110 · 112 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Economics$83,668 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $53,825

    4 years after completion$83,668
    National median: $82,686About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $71,270 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $19,000 · 50 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Business Administration, Management and Operations$75,887 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $55,001

    4 years after completion$75,887
    National median: $68,257Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $68,688 · Non-Pell: $72,489(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $16,500 · 744 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college17 to 1
17 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 78% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty51%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$114,984

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$11,482
$11,482
← Lessmore than 59% of 557More →
Endowment per student$9,307
$9,307
← Lessmore than 38% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)