Company description
Sonoma State University offers Colleges services in Rohnert Park CA, CA area.
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- Mission
- Sonoma State University is a relatively small (8,500 students), residential, public university committed to student retention, graduation and satisfaction. As California's premier public undergraduate institution, SSU has a commitment to graduating students who have the ability to think critically and ethically and can effectively use information technology. Its primary mission is to develop and maintain excellent programs of undergraduate instruction grounded in the liberal arts and sciences. Instructional programs are designed to challenge students not only to acquire knowledge but also to develop the skills of critical analysis, careful reasoning, creativity, and self-expression. SSU offers 41 bachelor's degree programs and 14 master's degree programs. In addition, the University offers a joint master's degree in mathematics with San Francisco State University and a joint doctorate in educational administration with California State University, Sacramento and the University of California, Davis. The University offers nine credential programs and eight undergraduate and graduate certificate programs. The quality of the educational experience at Sonoma State University depends upon close human and intellectual relationships among students and faculty to foster the open exchange of ideas. The university is committed to creating a learning community in which people from diverse backgrounds and cultures are valued for the breadth of their perspectives and are encouraged in their intellectual pursuits. Sonoma's faculty maintain active scholarly lives and the University encourages faculty projects that involve students in research and other creative activities. Currently 2,400 students live on campus and housing for an additional 700 students is underway. The SSU residential community offers a variety of accommodations from shared bedrooms in residential suites to private bedrooms and baths in apartments. SSU's 59,000 square foot sustainable building design recreation center, complete with a climbing wall, received the Outstanding Sports Facilities Award by the National Intramural Recreational Sports Association. Additionally, a renovated 21st century Darwin Hall, the university's science building, has new laboratories and classrooms supporting the needs of modern science curriculum. Currently under construction is the $110 million Donald & Maureen Green Music Center which includes a 1,400 seat world-class concert hall, Schroeder's Recital Hall (named for one of the characters of the famed cartoonist Charles Schulz) and a music education building. The University was gifted the Fairfield Osborne Preserve, located within a mile of campus, which is dedicated to protecting and restoring natural communities and fostering ecological understanding through education and research. Additionally, the University accepted a 3,500 acre wilderness preserve in northern Sonoma County, called the Galbreath Wildlands Preserve to promote environmental education and research, as well as to steward the diverse landscape of the preserve. The Sonoma State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics sponsors 13 intercollegiate sports, five men's and eight women's: men's baseball, basketball, golf, soccer and tennis; women's basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball, and water polo. SSU's teams, named the Seawolves, are a member of the NCAA Division II and they compete in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA), the premiere intercollegiate athletic association in the country, and have won several national titles.
- General Information
- Selective, Medium School, Public School, Large Town, Co-Ed, Graduate Students - Medium, Low Cost, Diagnostic Testing Service, Reader Service for the Blind, Handicapped Student Services, Note taking Services, Study Abroad, Advanced Placement/CLEP, Accelerated Study, Cooperative Work Experience, Campus Publications, Dormitories, Foreign Student Organizations, Honor Student Organizations, Minority Student Organizations, Radio/TV Station, Religious Organizations, Social Fraternities and Sororities, Student Government, Student/Faculty Ratio - Medium
- Campus Description
- 220-acre campus in Rohnert Park, 45 miles from San Francisco; branch campus in Ukiah. Major airport serves San Francisco (70 miles); smaller airport and train serve Oakland (60 miles); bus serves Santa Rosa (10 miles). Public transportation serves campus.
- Other Admission Requirements
- GED accepted, TOEFL test ONLY required, Financial statement NOT required, Advance deposit NOT required, Pre-application form NOT required
- Costs
- 2010-2011 In-state tuition and fees: $5,302; Out-of-state tuition and fees: $14,230
- Campus Setting
- Located in a regional town
- School Type
- Public, 4-year or above
- Features
- continuing education
- Entrance Difficulty
- Moderately difficult
- Type
- College/University
- Level
- Four Year School
- Coed Status
- Men and Women
- City Type
- Large Suburb
- Enrollment Concentration
- Traditional
- Campus Size
- 220 acres
- Selectivity
- selective
- Setting
- suburban
- Academic Calendar
- Semester
- Application Deadline
- November
- Highest Offering
- Masters
- Highest Degree Offered
- Masters
- Control
- Public
- On Campus Room And Board Charges
- $10115
- Institutional Control
- Public
- Graduate Out Of State Tuition
- 10170
- Undergraduate Out Of State Tuition
- 10170
- Instate Tuition For Undergrad For 1 Yr
- $3946
- Percentage Of Students Admitted
- 82.94
- Room Charge For 1 Yr On Sharing With 1 Person
- $5262
- Total Number Of Applicants
- 11269
- Year Founded
- 1960
- Accredited
- true
- Additional Fees
- 3616
- Books Cost (estimate)
- 1260
- Graduate Enrollment
- 1100
- Typical Board Cost
- 2838
- Typical Room Cost
- 4840
- Undergraduate Enrollment
- 7697
- Undergraduate Number Of Females
- 4795
- Undergraduate Number Of Males
- 2902
- Founded In
- 1960
- Total Number Of Admissions
- 9347
- Undergraduate Application Fee
- $55
- Graduate Number Of Females
- 550
- Graduate Number Of Males
- 550
- International Enrollment
- 120
- Graduate Application Fee
- $55
- International Application Fee
- $55
- Application Fee
- $55
- Percent Hispanic
- 10
- Percent African American
- 2
- Percent Asian
- 6
- Percent Native American
- 1
- Percent Out Of State Students
- 4
- Mailing Address Available Only
- N
- Web Site
- http://www.sonoma.edu/
