6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1947
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 23,028
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $15,204,583
Admissions
Application Fee: $55
Application Deadline: August 1
Selectivity: Less selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $3,660 in-state, 13,830 out-of-state
Room/Board: $7,052
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, other
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Hewlett Packard, Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Pacific Gas & Electric, Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical, Sherwin Williams, Ferguson Corp., California Franchise Tax Board, Perry Smith & Co. CPAs, Intel, Enterprise Corp., USAA Insu
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 1,327,983
Number of current serial subscriptions: 3,143
Number of microforms: 2,386,383
Number of audiovisuals: 21,338
Number of ebooks: 3,737
Other library facilities: Japanese-American Archival Collection
Tsakopolous Hellenic Collection
Congressman John Moss Papers
The Personal Papers of Late Sacramento Mayor Joe Serna
The California Underground Railroad-Digital Archive
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Museum Of Anthropology
The Design Gallery
The Robert Else Gallery
The Raymond Witt Gallery
The University Library Gallery
The University Union Gallery
Various museums relating to the Biogogical Sciences
C.M. Goethe Arboretum
Placer Hall–US Geological Survey-CSUS cooperative research facility/offices
CSUS Water Well Field–the largest on-campus water well field in the country, used in hydrogeology studies.
CSUS Astronomical Observatory-14” telescope
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 800
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): N/A
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: N/A
Other areas: N/A
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all school buildings and on all school property
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: N/A
Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 5%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 7%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 5%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 40%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 5%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms, special housing for disabled students
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 5
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: N/A
Fire alarms: N/A
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 300 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Sacramento (11), San Francisco (100)
Nearest train station: Sacramento (5)
Nearest bus station: Sacramento (4)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – N/A
Average undergraduate wage: N/A
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (UC Davis)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Causeway Classic (UC Davis-CSUS football rivalry); Festival of New American Music; Festival of the Arts; Envisioning California Conference; Phlagelblast; Mel and Audrey Shore Lecture Series; Lenaea Festival (theater)