Sacramento Standard

Hispanic students were the most represented ethnicity among students at Sacramento County universities in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

Of the 102,434 students attending institutions in the county at the time, 32.9% were Hispanic. This is an increase of 6.5% in enrollment numbers, compared to the previous year.

White students comprised the second largest ethnic group in the county, followed by Asian students.

Countywide, the number of undergraduates attending the 21 universities in the county during the 2022-23 school year fell by 1.6%. California State University-Sacramento reported the largest student body, with 28,921 students.

Graduation rates reveal a significant achievement gap among different ethnicities. While white students graduate at a rate of 62.1%, Black and Hispanic students graduate at a rate of around 40%.

Ethnic Group	% of Total Student Body
Hispanic	32.9%
White	29.2%
Asian	16.9%
Black or African American	7.7%
Multiracial	5.6%
Unknown	5.3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1%
U.S. nonresident	0.6%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	0.4%