California State University, Sonoma aka Sonoma State University(SSU) is one of the smallest members of the California State Universities, located in the middle of wine country. The campus is an hour north of San Francisco in Rohnert Park, California. Spread across 269 acres, the institution was established in 1960 by the California State legislature. It has a total of 8,565 undergraduates, enrolled in about 45 bachelor's degree programs. The institute utilizes the semester-based academic calendar and offers 46 major and 47 minor programs with 14 masters degree programs. It also offers 9 credential programs and 8 undergraduate certificate programs that includes a Hospitality Management certificate and Professional Social Media Certificate. It's out-of-state tuition and fees are $19,760 (2019-20) and around 54 % of full-time undergraduate students receive some kind of financial aid. The average scholarship or grant award is $10,192.