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San Jose State University

San Jose, CA · CDS 20252026 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
80.4%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
16.6%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
91.3%
Total cost — out-of-state
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
27:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$16,613

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates29,890
Total all graduate10,147
Grand total all students40,037

Admissions

Total applicants37,124
Total admitted29,845
Total enrolled4,941
Overall admit rate80.4%
Admit rate — women82.3%
Admit rate — men78.6%
Yield rate16.6%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT9.0%
% submitting ACT1.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile500
SAT EBRW 75th %ile650
SAT Math 25th %ile490
SAT Math 75th %ile640
ACT Comp 25th %ile17
ACT Comp 75th %ile27
% in top 10% of HS class
% in top 25% of HS class

Cost

Tuition — in-state
Tuition — out-of-state
Required fees
Room and board
Total cost — in-state
Total cost — out-of-state

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$11,503
Avg % of need met91.3%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$3,516
Avg loan debt at graduation$16,613

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)9,242
Transfer admit rate82.9%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio27:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)84.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$13,760Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)72.2%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)62.2%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate86.7%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$89,614Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant35.7%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan20.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full17.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress37.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress16.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted3.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time17.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white12.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino32.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian38.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races5.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international3.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women54.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men45.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white47.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino9.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian23.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international5.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown9.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services25.5%
Engineering13.2%
Psychology8.1%
Visual And Performing Arts7.8%
Social Sciences5.5%
Health Professions And Related Programs5.3%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs5.0%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services4.2%