Sonoma State University

Sonoma State University (SSU) is a public university in Rohnert Park, California, and a campus of the California State University system. Founded in 1960, it serves the North Bay region with undergraduate and graduate programs across the arts, sciences, business, education, and social sciences, and is known for a residential campus setting and strong ties to the surrounding Sonoma County community. The university emphasizes undergraduate teaching, applied learning, and regional engagement. Notable campus landmarks include the Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center and the Green Music Center. Academic offerings include bachelor’s and master’s degrees, credential programs, and selected professional pathways typical of a CSU comprehensive university. SSU’s campus is a suburban, park-like setting of roughly 269 acres in Rohnert Park, about an hour north of San Francisco. It provides student housing, libraries, recreation and athletics facilities, performing arts venues, and dining services supporting a primarily undergraduate student body.