Description Hornet's nests aren't the only things getting stirred up at California State University, Sacramento. Also known as Sacramento State or Sac State, the school's mascot is a hornet. Sacramento State has approximately 28,000 students at its 300-acre campus. Its academic offerings include 60 undergraduate and 40 graduate programs in majors including business, nursing, and criminal justice. Sacramento State was founded as Sacramento State College in 1947 and today is one of about two-dozen schools in the California State University system. Notable alumni include Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks, news anchor Lester Holt, and musician Bobby McFerrin.
CSU Sacramento has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 497 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The CSU Sacramento employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).
Overall, 84% of employees would recommend working at CSU Sacramento to a friend. This is based on 501 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
73% of job seekers rate their interview experience at CSU Sacramento as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at CSU Sacramento.