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Students

Who's on campus

A medium campus of 5,166 undergrads, where 36% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

−39% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.65

Diversity index vs. every college0.65
0.65
← 0.00higher than 67% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients36%
National median: 34%About typical
First-generation students41%
National median: 33%Above typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college36%
36%
← 0%higher than 55% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

5,166undergrads
Compared to every college5.2K
5.2K
← 19larger than 78% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

873 first-time students

2.3% came from other states and 0.1% from abroad; 98% are from California. Fewer from other states than at 86% of colleges.

  • In-state (California)98%
  • Other states2.3%
  • Abroad0.1%

Top home states

  1. California(home state)98% 852
  2. Washington0.6% 5
  3. Oregon0.3% 3
  4. Colorado0.2% 2
  5. Hawaii0.2% 2

From 12 states (counting DC).

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Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

799

new transfer students, 48% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 80% of colleges.

707 full-time, 92 part-time.

Going on to another college

23%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 690 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

12% of undergrads study part-time.

Men40%
National median: 44%Below typical

60% women

Another gender: 132 undergraduates (2.5%)

Part-time students12%
National median: 7.5%Above typical
Students 25 and older16%
National median: 11%Above typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 3,258 students.

Housing

Beds

3,258

About 63 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

Not a member of a national athletic association

Recent move: Left the NCAA, 2025–26

ROTC

Army, Air Force

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • On-campus child care for students' children
  • 10% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Faith communities · 1

Nonreligious and secular

Secular Student Alliance

Sonoma State University Secular Student Alliance

Greek life

3chapters

On the national organizations' own chapter lists.

Councils and chapters

  • 2listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Alpha Delta Pi

    Theta Gamma Chapter

    Phi Sigma Sigma

    Iota Xi Chapter

  • 1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Pi Kappa Phi

    Kappa Nu

LGBTQ+ life

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
  • Gender-inclusive housing
  • Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
  • Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

1322.5% of undergrads

Gender unknown: 319

First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024

Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)