The student-faculty ratio at Sonoma State University is 23:1, and the school has 23.6 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Sonoma State University include: Information not available. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 79 percent.
Faculty & classes
Faculty
Student-faculty ratio
23:1
Total faculty
251 full time
346 part time
Minority
22% full time
10% part time
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree
98%
Classes taught by graduate assistants
-
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution
Class Size
Class sizes
20-4957.1%
Classes with fewer than 20 students23.6%
50 or more19.3%
Requirements
General education/core curriculum required
Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts
Humanities
Mathematics
English (including composition)
Philosophy
Sciences (biological or physical)
History
Social science
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Graduation & retention
Freshmen Retention
Average first-year student retention rate
79%
International Student Retention
International student retention rate
-
Graduation Rates
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell grant
57%
6-year graduation rate of students who received a subsidized Stafford loan
65%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell grant or subsidized Stafford loan
66%
6-year graduation rate of international students
-
Degrees Awarded (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018)
Post-bachelor's certificates
-
Post-master's certificates
-
Doctoral degrees - research/scholarship
-
Doctoral degrees - professional practice
-
Doctoral degrees - other
-
2017-2018 Graduates Employed Full-time
Employed as entrepreneur
-
Employed in temporary/contract work
-
Postgraduate internship/fellowship
-
Graduates reporting salaries
-
Graduates reporting bonuses
-
2017-2018 Graduates Employed Part-time
Employed as entrepreneur
-
Employed in temporary/contract work
-
Postgraduate internship/fellowship
-
Graduates reporting salaries
-
Graduates reporting bonuses
-
2017-2018 Graduates Other
Enrolled in a volunteer service program
-
Enlisted in the military
-
Enrolled in continuing education
-
Attended a graduate education program
-
Attended a graduate engineering program
-
Attended a graduate nursing program
-
Graduate schools most often attended by recent graduates
-
Seeking continuing education
-
No information provided by graduate
-
Prominent Alumni
School's most prominent alumni
Carole Midgen, State Legislation
Majors
General Information
Credits apply to multiple majors
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Five Most Popular Majors
Five most popular majors for 2018 graduates
Information not available
Alumni Starting Salaries by Major
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$50,900
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology$53,000
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.$51,100
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Accounting$61,400
Finance$60,600
Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,400
Marketing$51,400
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Communication and Media Studies$45,500
English Language and Literature/Letters
English Language and Literature$48,200
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
Human Development and Related Services$44,300
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Liberal Arts and General Studies$36,400
Mathematics and Statistics
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
Health and Physical Education/Fitness$36,200
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Social Sciences
Economics$55,200
Sociology$48,400
Anthropology$38,700
Visual and Performing Arts
Fine and Studio Arts$53,200
Majors Offered at This School
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
African-American/Black Studies
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
Women's Studies
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Business Administration and Management, General
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Computer Science
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Education
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
English Language and Literature/Letters
English Language and Literature, General
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
French Language and Literature
Spanish Language and Literature
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Mathematics and Statistics
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
International/Global Studies
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Physical Sciences
Chemistry, General
Geology/Earth Science, General
Physics, General
Social Sciences
Anthropology
Economics, General
Geography
International Relations and Affairs
Political Science and Government, General
Social Sciences, Other
Sociology
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Visual and Performing Arts
Art/Art Studies, General
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Fine/Studio Arts, General
Music, General
Visual and Performing Arts, General
Minors
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Mathematics and Statistics
Visual and Performing Arts
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Art/Art Studies, General
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Music
Physical Sciences
Astronomy
Chemistry, General
Geology/Earth Science, General
Physics
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
French Language and Literature
Natural Resources and Conservation
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Social Sciences
Anthropology
Criminology
Economics
Geography
Political Science and Government
Sociology
English Language and Literature/Letters
English Language and Literature/Letters
Academic programs
Academic Programs
Degrees offered
Certificate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
Combined-degree programs
-
Student participation in special study options
External degree program
Teacher certificate program
Honors program
Accelerated program
Independent study
Student participation in special academic programs
Learning communities
Undergraduate research/creative projects
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience
Service learning
First-year experiences
Qualified undergraduate students may take graduate-level classes
Yes
Pre-professional programs
Pre-law, pre-dentistry, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-optometry, pre-pharmacy
Cooperative education programs
Natural Sciences, Social/Behavioral Science
Teacher certification is offered in
Early childhood, special education, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, bilingual/bicultural
Subject areas offering education certification
9
Counseling services offered
academic
birth control
career
minority student
military
older student
personal
psychological
veteran student
international students
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Honors college 2018 enrollment
-
Honors program 2018 enrollment
-
Online bachelor's degree program offered
No
Percentage of bachelor's degree programs that are available online
0%
Individual online courses offered for bachelor's degree credit
Yes
Domestic Study Away
Semester/term-away programs
Sea Semester
Student exchange programs offered with
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University
Alabama State University
Arkansas State University
Ball State University
Boise State University
Percent of 2018 graduates participating in domestic student exchange programs
-
Study Abroad
Countries where study abroad opportunities are available
Australia
Canada
Chile
China
Denmark
France
Germany
Israel
Italy
Japan
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2018 graduates participating in study abroad programs
-
Veterans
Institution is G.I. Bill certified
Yes
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program
No
