- The Inkwell
- California
- San Jose State University
San Jose, CACity: largeZIP 95192Founded 1857
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1857
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.sjsu.edu
CaliforniaPublic
San Jose State University
San Jose State University is a public university in San Jose, California, with 27,601 undergraduates. It admits 85% of applicants, graduates 68% within six years and costs $14,241 a year after aid.
68%graduate
Admission rate85%
Retention87%
4-year graduation37%
Pell Grant share39%
Federal loans18%
$14,241net price / year
85%admission rate
—average SAT
68%graduate in 6 years
$83,493median earnings, 10 yrs
$14,750median debt
#163 of 1,704 for earnings#450 of 1,739 for lowest net price#454 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,001 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $28,920tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,846
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $22,166
- Average net price
- $14,241national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$10,381
$30,001–48,000$10,669
$48,001–75,000$12,135
$75,001–110,000$15,813
$110,001+$24,449
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 85%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college85%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college87%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college68%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college39%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 68%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 37%
- First-year retention
- 87%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 76%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $67,528
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $83,493middle 50%: $53,627–$122,772
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$122,772
Median, San Jose State University$83,493
Lower quarter$53,627
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 27,601
- Part-time
- 18%
- Women / men
- 48% / 52%
- Average age at entry
- 22.7
- First-generation students
- 49%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 39%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 25 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 44%
- Average faculty salary
- $12,896 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,020
- Endowment, end of year
- $207,715,718
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White12%
Hispanic32%
Black3.5%
Asian39%
Two or more races5.4%
U.S. nonresident3.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
Unknown3.3%
25 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management26%
Engineering13%
Psychology8.1%
Visual & performing arts7.8%
Social sciences5.5%
Health professions5.3%
Communication & journalism5.0%
Computer & information sciences4.2%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 122755. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q498526.