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San José State University

San José, California

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Succeed in your personal and professional life with an education from San José State University. SJSU is a Public University in San José, California.

Get to know San José State University

27,701
Degree-Seeking Undergraduates
Enrolled female students
50%
 
Enrolled male students
50%
 
Gender Ratio
Full-time students
84%
 
Part-time students
16%
 
Full-time to Part-time Ratio
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Retention rate
Full-time faculty
45%
 
Adjuncts
55%
 
Faculty Ratio
25:1
Student/teacher ratio
$5,742
In-state tuition cost
$17,622
Out-of-state tuition cost
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6-year graduation rate
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Acceptance rate
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Out-of-state students

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Engaged Students

ENROLLMENT BY ETHNICITY
Non-U.S. Citizen: 7%
Hispanic/Latinx: 30%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic: 4%
White, non-Hispanic: 14%
Native/Indigenous American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic: 0%
Asian, non-Hispanic: 37%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic: 1%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic: 5%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown: 4%

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Admission

TEST SCORES
Required

FRESHMAN PROFILE
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
25th Percentile: 500 | 75th Percentile: 610
SAT Math
25th Percentile: 510 | 75th Percentile: 630
ACT Composite
25th Percentile: 19 | 75th Percentile: 26
ACT Math
25th Percentile: 18 | 75th Percentile: 26
ACT English
25th Percentile: 18 | 75th Percentile: 25

Tuition & Cost

Tuition (in-state): $5,742
Tuition (out-of-state): $17,622
Fees: $2,110
Room: $9,061
Board: $5,880

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Contact Admissions

www.sjsu.edu/admissions

Campus Location

One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192

(408) 924-1000

Find SJSU Online

www.sjsu.edu

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