+40%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Sonoma State University rose 40% between 2007 and 2010 ($3.9k → $5.5k).
California · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Sonoma State
Rohnert Park, California. 5,374 undergraduate students. 56 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Sonoma State
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Sonoma State University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.4% → 0.0%).
-26%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment fell 26% at Sonoma State University vs the 2004–2008 baseline (5.4k vs 7.2k).
+19%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at Sonoma State University rose 19% between 2007 and 2010 ($10.5k → $12.5k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. California
Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$65,986+26% · 6→10y
California median $42,588$52,179
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry60.5%+33% · '97→'24
California median 61.3%$13,000+61% · '97→'10
At program completion5,374+26% · '96→'10
latest IPEDS75.3%+4% · '04→'10
first-time, full-time94.7%+5% · '01→'24
latest cohort$8,190+175% · '00→'10
out-of-state $20,070SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.6%Median federal debt $13,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $65,986 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+33%
Sonoma State · completion · 150% rose
43.4% → 57.6%
+179%
Sonoma State · completion · 100% rose
14.0% → 39.0%
+26%
Sonoma State · undergrad enrollment rose
5,868 → 7,367
+175%
Sonoma State · in-state tuition rose
$2,002 → $5,508
+126%
Sonoma State · out-of-state tuition rose
$9,382 → $21,224
+61%
Sonoma State · median debt rose
$7,780 → $12,500
-100%
Sonoma State · cohort default rate fell
3.5% → 0.0%
+35%
Sonoma State · earnings_median_8yr rose
$45,400 → $61,137
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Computer Science.$147,502Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$139,432Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$131,431Economics.$100,594Business Administration, Management and Operations.$98,923Business Administration, Management and Operations.$80,187Education, General.$79,856Biology, General.$73,611Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$68,590Criminal Justice and Corrections.$68,047Mathematics.$63,072Natural Resources Conservation and Research.$62,755Sociology.$62,652Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$61,799Communication and Media Studies.$61,775Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$58,913Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.$58,913History.$58,839Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.$58,303Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.$57,628Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.$55,622English Language and Literature, General.$55,586Psychology, General.$54,617Education, Other.$53,496
Showing top 24 of 25 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
25 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03
AREA, ETHNIC & CULTURAL STUDIES · CIP 05
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in California
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Sonoma State graduates earn $X” — not “Sonoma State makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Sonoma State caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.