Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
93.7%
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$70
Undergraduate$70
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Sonoma State during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Sonoma State received a total of 10,598 applications. These applications included 4,256 male applicants and 6,342 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 10,598 applicants, Sonoma State admitted 9,934 students. Among the admitted students, there were 3,922 males and 6,012 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 822 students chose to enroll at Sonoma State. This means that 822 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 300 were male and 522 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Sonoma State had an overall acceptance rate of 94% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 92% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 95%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Sonoma State had an overall yield rate of 8% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 8%, and for female admitted students, it was 9%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Sonoma State over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Sonoma State University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, Sonoma State operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Completion of college-preparatory program
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Sonoma State University.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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