作者:詹妮弗·K. 盛田昭夫

2023年10月6日

萨克拉门托 State ranks among the top 10 public universities in the West, l和ing at No. 在…上 U.S. 新闻 & 世界报道 2024年最佳大学排行榜.

该出版物评估了近1,500 four-year universities nationwide using as many as 19 measures, 其中一半以上与入学有关, 保留, 和 graduating students from different socioeconomic backgrounds.

Sac州立大学排名 在西方58所公立大学中排名第八.

“的se rankings highlight the progress that 囊状态 has made in the last six years in moving the graduation needle 和 making sure students are successful both here 和 when they start their careers 和 join the workforce,Shiva Pillai说, associate director for the Office of Institutional Research, 有效性和计划.

的 University also placed 18th overall among 114 public 和 private schools in the region.

Last year, 囊状态 was ranked 16th among West public universities.

U.S. 新闻 & 世界报道 reworked its criteria 和 added new factors emphasizing 毕业率 for students from different socioeconomic backgrounds. 研究中包括的一些措施包括:

• 毕业率.
• 第一年留校率.
• 佩尔助学金学生的毕业率.
• 第一代学生的毕业率.
• 借款人的债务.
• College grads earning more than typical high school graduate salary.
• 教师的工资.
• 师生比例.
• 全职教师.

在过去的两年里, 囊状态’s faculty 和 staff have made a concerted effort to retain students following the p和emic, when many universities struggled to keep students in school. In 2020, 学生事务 began a targeted call campaign when officials noticed a drop in retention rates.

“We were able to encourage students 和 engage with our students to enroll in classes,史蒂文·萨尔西多说, associate vice president for Enrollment Management 和 Student Services. “如果他们需要和顾问谈谈, 我们能够协调, or if there was a financial need we could reach out to financial aid.”

Most students were grateful for the deadline reminder 和 additional help. 但仍有一些人没有回复消息. 随后, 学生事务处联系了学院, 他们的团队也开始吸引学生.

“的 colleges know their students personally because they were in their courses or walking their halls,萨尔西多说. “这对留存率产生了巨大影响.”

It worked so well they’ve already started their call campaign for the Spring 2024 semester.

今年秋天也是“大黄蜂”发射的第四个年头. First-year students are pre-enrolled in classes based on their major even before attending orientation, eliminating much of the stress involved in figuring out which courses to take.

“Rankings raise our visibility when incoming freshmen 和 their parents are looking for colleges. 这是另一个值得我们骄傲的荣誉.——Shiva Pillai, associate director for the Office of Institutional Research, 有效性和计划 

的 大黄蜂发射 team will also help students adjust their schedules to accommodate work or if they change their majors.

“We pride ourselves on serving students with undeveloped potential,大卫·齐格勒说, 学生学业成功副教务长. “的y’re first-generation students, or students who may have faced challenges in high school.

“大黄蜂发射 is about positioning students so they’ll be on the right track to graduate as soon as possible, 以尽可能少的债务, 和 to remove a lot of the obstacles so students have a clear path to their degree.”

大黄蜂发射, 今年有三名专职工作人员, 考虑到学生是否是运动员, 在参加后备役军官训练军团, or have advanced placement 和 transfer units from other colleges. Staff members make sure enough time is built into students’ schedules so that they may get involved on campus, 加入俱乐部, 和教师交流.

“It gives them a sense of belonging if they can be more engaged on campus,皮莱说。. 它变成了家.”

除了进入前10名的公立学校之外, Sac州立大学排名 12th out of 114 top performers in social mobility – how well schools graduated economically disadvantaged students.

的 University also placed fourth for Campus Ethnic 多样性, with 70% minority enrollment.

Nearly 31,000 students are enrolled at 囊状态, including 28,389 undergraduates. 的 University’s four-year graduation rate is 28%, a dramatic increase from 2016’s rate of about 9%.

About 30% of 囊状态 students are the first in their family to attend college. More than half of the University’s students receive state or federal financial aid.

U.S. 新闻 不是唯一承认萨克拉门托州立大学的出版物吗.

的 《立博中文版》 和 大学脉冲 最近公布了2024年美国最好的大学.S. 其中，萨克州立大学排名第71位. 该大学在社会流动性排名中排名第十, 它考察了诸如负担能力之类的因素, 毕业率, 来自低收入家庭的学生人数, 以及对毕业后工资的影响.

“Rankings raise our visibility when incoming freshmen 和 their parents are looking for colleges,皮莱说。. “这是另一个值得我们骄傲的荣誉.”

囊状态 was also ranked 10th Best College for Veterans in the West, out of 29 universities.

Veterans Success Center director Austin Sihoe said the center serves as a one-stop shop for military-affiliated students at 囊状态.

“We take a holistic approach to assisting students throughout their academic journey from admissions to finding a meaningful career after graduation,西霍说.

In addition to helping students access veteran education benefits, 该中心还提供其他支持服务.

“我们通过独特的课程来支持学生, 宣传, 点对点指导, 网络的机会, 资源, 和 community service while providing an inclusive space for our students to gather, 做家庭作业, 社交, 并与他们的同伴建立友谊,西霍说.

囊状态 has the second-largest veterans’ program in the CSU system, 1人以上,200名退伍军人及其家属.