Sonoma State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Sonoma State University

Sonoma State University operates as a public institution located in Rohnert Park, California (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 5,166 students of which 6,040 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Sonoma State University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 93.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,885, with published in-state tuition of $8,624 and a Pell grant recipient share of 35.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $16,705, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 59.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 79.2%. Graduates earn a median of $65,986 ten years after enrolling, compared with $52,179 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 260000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 67.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.