The average yearly cost of attendance for Undergraduate Programs is 741,787 INR / Year, and the cost of attendance for Post Graduate Programs is roughly 982,631 INR / Year for overseas students. The amount may vary depending on the course chosen, the type of lodging, and the candidate's personal spending habits.

Beaujolais Village consists of four bedroom apartments with separate bedrooms, access to a full kitchen, and a furnished living room for four people. All units at Sauvignon Village have four bedrooms. Six students will have access to 1,500 square feet of living space on two storeys in Tuscany, with each bedroom having its own bathroom. In 2020, the average student paid $7,424 for housing and $5,598 for eating. Off-campus accommodation costs roughly 1000 to 1500 USD per month on average.

The university has a total of 9481 students enrolled. SSU has roughly 50 international students and about 60 in the Language Institute. Admission to Sonoma State University is less selective, with an acceptance rate of 89 percent.

Six schools on the university campus provide studies in 65 departments. The university's campus recreation activities provide a wide range of programmes and services, such as inMotion group exercise classes, a variety of intramurals, climbing the Rock wall, and so on. Every year, 120+ clubs and organisations participate in hundreds of campus activities. There is a small community where students' interests are developed and excelled, and related students give programmes and services to improve students' lives. The university's fraternity and sorority organisations are quite active, and they house about 10% of the student population. Baseball, cheerleading, dance, equestrian, rowing, water polo, and other gender-specific sports clubs are all active.

Sonoma State University was first accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) in 1969 and its accreditation was most recently reaffirmed in February 2018.

The university makes every effort to provide as much assistance as possible in obtaining a job immediately following the completion of the degree. A student will obtain insight into numerous paths through making connections/networking. The Vancouver Clinic, Kaiser Permanente, The Walt Disney Company, Nanosyn, and Plaisware are among the popular enterprises that hire university graduates. Graduates of Sonoma State University earn an average base salary of $93k.