Cal State Stanislaus

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 450,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 3,604 (99% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 307 (94% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,319
Men / Women 35% / 65%
From State 99%
From Region 0%
Athletes 271 (4.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 63%
White 18%
Asian 9%
Mixed 3%
Black 2%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
California State University, Stanislaus 2,368 33% 19% 9% 3% 60% 0% $60,395 10 -0.35 67 93% 3.4%
Computer Science 74 — 73% 11% 31% 0% 50% 0% $77,140 3 -1.40 87 87% — — — —
Chemistry 14 — 29% 36% 14% 0% 43% 0% $60,467 8 -1.07 67 96% — — — —
Geosciences 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $58,582 22 -0.59 64 — — — — —
Mathematics 26 — 62% 15% 12% 4% 65% 4% $52,522 1 -1.24 50 96% — — — —
Physical Sciences — — — — — — — — $65,267 7 -1.32 75 — — — — —
Physics 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $65,445 7 -1.31 75 — — — — —
Biology 99 — 32% 23% 10% 2% 52% 1% $66,602 53 +0.02 77 92% — — — —
Agriculture 27 — 44% 41% 0% 0% 56% 4% $59,994 44 -0.14 66 100% — — — —
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 40 — 48% 10% 10% 0% 70% 0% $56,638 30 -0.60 60 95% — — — —
Health Science 39 — 10% 13% 36% 3% 44% 0% $59,879 22 -0.59 66 95% — — — —
Nursing 142 — 25% 19% 32% 1% 35% 1% $116,354 98 +2.40 99 99% 2.3% — — —
Public Health Education and Promotion 68 — 12% 16% 7% 4% 63% 1% $48,477 5 -1.55 39 — — — — —
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 42 — 60% 14% 10% 2% 64% 0% $56,638 30 -0.60 60 95% — — — —
Business Management and Administration 435 — 56% 17% 10% 3% 57% 0% $63,737 18 -0.72 73 93% 3.8% — — —
Economics 10 — 80% 20% 20% 0% 40% 0% $74,515 16 -0.88 84 100% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 19 — 42% 26% 5% 16% 32% 0% $63,737 14 -0.88 73 93% 3.8% — — —
English 55 — 29% 44% 5% 2% 40% 0% $54,606 65 +0.27 55 91% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 5 +2 20% 20% 0% 0% 60% 0% $49,961 20 -0.74 43 — — — — —
History 50 — 58% 24% 2% 2% 68% 0% $51,379 29 -0.54 47 89% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,510 23 -0.56 47 — — — — —
Philosophy 4 +2 75% 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% $50,932 21 -0.79 46 — — — — —
Spanish 27 +2 19% 4% 0% 0% 93% 0% $38,708 1 -1.72 15 93% — — — —
Anthropology 14 +1 50% 57% 0% 0% 43% 0% $43,099 2 -1.25 25 96% — — — —
Cognitive Science 3 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $77,323 69 -0.22 87 — — — — —
Communication and Media Studies 12 — 25% 25% 0% 0% 58% 0% $52,367 17 -0.89 50 92% — — — —
Geography 9 +1 67% 56% 0% 0% 44% 0% $52,910 13 -1.06 51 — — — — —
Political Science 26 — 46% 27% 8% 4% 46% 0% $51,851 3 -1.50 48 90% — — — —
Psychology 415 +5 18% 17% 5% 4% 67% 0% $54,904 53 -0.02 56 92% — — — —
Social Sciences 37 — 35% 24% 8% 11% 46% 0% $51,255 29 -0.51 47 91% — — — —
Sociology 102 +1 13% 12% 7% 5% 70% 1% $52,508 37 -0.40 50 95% — — — —
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 62 +4 26% 15% 5% 6% 65% 2% $52,367 17 -0.89 50 92% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 92 — 4% 15% 2% 1% 78% 0% $44,710 10 -1.13 29 92% — — — —
General Education 192 — 10% 16% 6% 0% 69% 0% $58,255 74 +0.37 63 92% — — — —
Art 11 — 36% 18% 0% 0% 82% 0% $42,527 31 -0.46 23 87% — — — —
Art History — +1 — — — — — — $42,527 21 -0.72 23 87% — — — —
Fine Arts 22 — 27% 32% 5% 5% 50% 0% $42,527 31 -0.46 23 87% — — — —
Music 4 +2 25% 0% 0% 25% 75% 0% $41,188 26 -0.60 20 — — — — —
Music Performance 11 — 64% 36% 0% 0% 55% 0% $41,414 28 -0.57 21 — — — — —
Theater 5 — 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,283 34 -0.37 18 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 168 — 36% 15% 5% 3% 70% 1% $52,489 11 -1.02 50 96% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,663
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,177
Est. In-State Cost $11,206
Est. Out-of-State Cost $28,688
ROI Percentile 67th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 25%
6-Year Graduation Rate 54%
Transfer-Out Rate 2%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 28.7% 680 21% 18% 5% 4% 64% 0% $53,783 28 -0.30 53 93% —
Business & Economics 19.6% 464 56% 18% 10% 4% 56% 0% $63,969 10 -0.73 73 93% 3.8%
Health Sciences 14.0% 331 28% 16% 22% 2% 50% 1% $80,962 66 +0.49 89 97% 2.3%
Education 12.0% 284 8% 16% 5% 0% 72% 0% $53,867 52 -0.11 53 92% —
Professional 7.1% 168 36% 15% 5% 3% 70% 1% $52,489 5 -1.02 50 96% —
Humanities 6.0% 142 39% 27% 3% 1% 61% 0% $50,158 22 -0.47 44 91% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.2% 99 32% 23% 10% 2% 52% 1% $66,602 44 +0.02 77 92% —
Computer Science 3.1% 74 73% 11% 31% 0% 50% 0% $77,140 5 -1.40 87 87% —
Arts 2.2% 53 40% 34% 2% 4% 55% 0% $41,983 12 -0.49 22 87% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.9% 46 50% 26% 11% 2% 57% 2% $56,029 1 -1.13 59 96% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 27 44% 41% 0% 0% 56% 4% $59,994 48 -0.14 66 100% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.7M #348 37% $0.1M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.5M #395 90% $0.0M — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.4M #449 97% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.3M #318 100% $0 — — — —
Education $0.2M #358 82% $0 12 #302 — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #367 30% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $2.1M #486 73% $0.1M 12 #446 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 53 $403K $403K $0
Baseball 34 $501K $501K $0
Soccer 32 $546K $546K $0
Basketball 17 $666K $666K $0
Golf 11 $351K $351K $0
Total 135 $2.5M $2.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 66 $500K $500K $0
Soccer 37 $702K $702K $0
Volleyball 23 $623K $623K $0
Softball 17 $434K $434K $0
Basketball 11 $500K $500K $0
Tennis 9 $255K $255K $0
Total 136 $3.0M $3.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 119 $904K $904K $0
Soccer 69 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Baseball 34 $501K $501K $0
Basketball 28 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Volleyball 23 $623K $623K $0
Softball 17 $434K $434K $0
Golf 11 $351K $351K $0
Tennis 9 $255K $255K $0
Total 271 $8.3M $8.2M $99K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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