San Jose State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 2,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 170 (98% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,056 (89%)
Days Without Precipitation 307 (95% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 24,118
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 97%
From Region 0%
Athletes 484 (2.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

Asian 38%
Hispanic 33%
White 12%
Mixed 5%
Black 4%
International 4%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering 950 82% 14% 44% 2% 24% 6% $117,128 98 +0.93 99 96%
Aerospace Engineering 79 — 77% 25% 24% 1% 34% 1% $124,025 99 +2.80 99 96% — — — —
Biomedical Engineering 72 — 49% 18% 42% 3% 29% 1% $104,084 74 +0.46 98 94% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 31 — 71% 10% 42% 10% 19% 10% $101,951 34 -0.37 97 94% — — — —
Civil Engineering 102 — 83% 10% 31% 2% 44% 3% $97,598 80 +0.75 96 98% — — — —
Computer Engineering 100 — 86% 7% 65% 1% 11% 8% $142,378 90 +1.20 100 93% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 113 — 88% 12% 35% 3% 26% 15% $123,888 72 +0.32 99 98% — — — —
General Engineering 6 — 83% 0% 50% 0% 17% 17% $103,037 70 +0.34 98 — — — — —
Industrial and Systems Engineering 35 — 83% 26% 46% 0% 11% 11% $106,531 35 -0.46 98 96% — — — —
Materials Engineering 12 — 92% 25% 42% 8% 17% 8% $96,667 60 +0.25 96 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 176 — 87% 15% 40% 3% 26% 2% $112,860 95 +1.72 99 98% — — — —
Software Engineering 125 — 82% 13% 64% 1% 8% 10% $142,378 76 +0.51 100 93% — — — —
Engineering Technologies 99 — 89% 9% 48% 3% 28% 5% $95,557 84 +0.57 96 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Applied Sciences and Arts 1,409 42% 15% 32% 3% 40% 1% $77,130 65 +1.16 87 97%
Meteorology and Climate Science 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $68,966 71 +0.35 80 — — — — —
Environmental Science 36 +1 42% 22% 22% 0% 44% 0% $72,655 95 +1.76 83 95% — — — —
Nutrition, Food Science, and Packaging 38 — 29% 21% 47% 0% 21% 5% $73,458 87 +0.90 84 94% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 33 — 3% 15% 27% 6% 45% 3% $72,527 93 +1.36 83 94% — — — —
Kinesiology 241 — 57% 17% 37% 3% 34% 0% $73,937 91 +1.42 84 98% — — — —
Nursing 150 — 27% 14% 63% 2% 13% 0% $141,341 100 +4.89 100 99% — — — —
Public Health 162 — 26% 9% 42% 3% 38% 2% $68,185 68 +0.28 79 94% — — — —
Advertising 30 — 40% 10% 27% 7% 37% 7% $80,349 63 +0.22 89 95% — — — —
Hospitality, Tourism, and Event Management 3 — 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% 0% $71,728 92 +1.01 82 96% — — — —
Recreation 21 — 52% 19% 19% 0% 57% 0% $67,696 86 +0.64 78 100% — — — —
Communication Studies 181 — 48% 17% 17% 6% 46% 3% $76,561 92 +1.37 86 95% — — — —
Journalism 26 — 50% 23% 19% 8% 38% 0% $56,436 26 -0.66 60 100% — — — —
Public Relations 30 +1 33% 23% 20% 3% 37% 7% $80,349 79 +0.80 89 95% — — — —
Social Work 43 — 12% 16% 14% 0% 65% 0% $68,086 99 +1.76 79 98% — — — —
Radio, Television, Film and Theatre 58 — 69% 12% 36% 7% 34% 0% $46,651 38 -0.35 35 95% — — — —
Aviation 70 — 76% 23% 37% 3% 24% 3% $66,685 6 -1.83 77 100% — — — —
Forensic Science and Technology 67 — 21% 18% 27% 1% 46% 1% $65,481 83 +0.77 75 — — — — —
Justice Studies 206 — 42% 7% 14% 4% 68% 0% $63,700 75 +0.52 73 97% — — — —
Packaging Science 12 — 58% 8% 67% 0% 8% 0% $89,918 51 +0.10 94 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Humanities and the Arts 637 41% 18% 37% 3% 28% 3% $63,285 20 +0.93 72 93%
Chinese — — — — — — — — $61,525 64 +0.31 70 — — — — —
English 89 +1 33% 21% 33% 2% 33% 1% $55,267 68 +0.35 57 100% — — — —
French 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $60,668 63 +0.23 68 — — — — —
Japanese 5 +2 100% 0% 80% 0% 20% 0% $61,586 65 +0.32 70 — — — — —
Linguistics 10 +1 40% 10% 40% 0% 50% 0% $61,697 65 +0.33 70 — — — — —
Philosophy 10 +1 80% 20% 30% 10% 10% 0% $62,570 60 +0.09 71 — — — — —
Spanish 7 +3 29% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $61,672 65 +0.32 70 — — — — —
Humanities 9 — 33% 0% 22% 0% 67% 0% $59,353 70 +0.22 66 93% — — — —
Art History 6 — 33% 67% 17% 0% 0% 17% $56,819 78 +0.39 61 90% — — — —
Dance 3 — 0% 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% $47,200 78 +0.55 36 — — — — —
Design and Applied Arts 170 +1 38% 13% 40% 3% 29% 5% $75,972 91 +1.24 86 94% — — — —
Digital Arts 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $58,326 74 +0.18 64 — — — — —
Fine Arts 49 +2 39% 20% 45% 4% 24% 0% $56,819 90 +1.07 61 90% — — — —
Graphic Design 23 — 35% 30% 48% 0% 13% 0% $75,972 91 +1.24 86 94% — — — —
Industrial Design 23 — 70% 13% 39% 4% 17% 4% $75,972 91 +1.24 86 94% — — — —
Interior Design 12 — 17% 0% 42% 0% 50% 8% $75,972 88 +0.90 86 94% — — — —
Music 7 — 43% 0% 29% 0% 43% 14% $52,823 79 +0.65 51 — — — — —
Music Performance 35 — 69% 26% 23% 6% 29% 0% $53,579 81 +0.73 53 — — — — —
Studio Art 159 — 35% 20% 38% 4% 22% 2% $56,819 90 +1.07 61 90% — — — —
Theatre 12 +1 67% 25% 33% 0% 33% 0% $49,853 87 +0.91 43 — — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 6 — 67% 0% 0% 0% 83% 0% $48,866 85 +0.78 41 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science 521 63% 11% 50% 2% 17% 10% $97,849 93 +0.24 97 97%
Computer Science 200 — 74% 8% 64% 1% 4% 13% $132,996 70 +0.24 100 97% — — — —
Data Science 27 — 93% 15% 52% 0% 4% 19% $78,169 7 -1.50 87 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 50 — 80% 12% 40% 0% 10% 20% $78,542 10 -0.96 88 95% — — — —
Chemistry 35 — 37% 6% 46% 0% 31% 9% $73,466 66 +0.18 84 — — — — —
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences 3 — 33% 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% $71,212 82 +0.55 82 — — — — —
Geology 7 — 57% 29% 0% 14% 14% 0% $69,740 76 +0.42 80 — — — — —
Mathematics 32 +1 62% 25% 19% 0% 34% 12% $72,935 38 -0.47 83 — — — — —
Physics 9 — 89% 22% 0% 11% 44% 0% $73,583 19 -0.72 84 — — — — —
Statistics 6 — 100% 0% 33% 0% 0% 33% $77,882 9 -0.98 87 — — — — —
Biology 144 — 40% 10% 48% 3% 31% 2% $77,155 93 +1.24 87 97% — — — —
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 5 — 60% 20% 40% 0% 40% 0% $62,331 80 +0.67 71 — — — — —
Marine Biology 3 — 33% 0% 33% 0% 33% 0% $61,313 85 +0.71 69 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Social Sciences 1,005 33% 14% 26% 5% 43% 1% $62,935 19 +0.54 72 93%
Economics 50 — 78% 18% 30% 8% 38% 0% $71,997 12 -0.98 82 95% — — — —
Quantitative Economics 35 — 74% 3% 43% 3% 23% 6% $71,997 12 -0.98 82 95% — — — —
African American Studies 3 +1 67% 0% 0% 33% 67% 0% $60,197 55 +0.08 67 — — — — —
Chicana and Chicano Studies 6 +1 33% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $60,670 57 +0.11 68 — — — — —
Ethnic Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,592 57 +0.11 68 — — — — —
History 26 — 73% 23% 27% 0% 38% 0% $60,338 76 +0.33 67 85% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 42 — 24% 21% 12% 10% 36% 0% $63,627 84 +0.60 73 — — — — —
Anthropology 37 +1 38% 24% 11% 8% 46% 0% $58,819 67 +0.18 65 — — — — —
Behavioral Sciences 47 +1 28% 17% 15% 4% 45% 2% $70,497 98 +2.34 81 91% — — — —
Geography 5 — 100% 20% 60% 0% 0% 0% $65,483 69 +0.39 76 — — — — —
Global Studies 4 — 50% 25% 50% 0% 25% 0% $70,389 47 -0.12 81 — — — — —
Political Science 67 — 43% 7% 25% 10% 45% 0% $69,406 43 -0.21 80 83% — — — —
Psychology 522 +2 26% 14% 31% 3% 41% 1% $59,731 79 +0.71 66 93% — — — —
Social Sciences 9 +1 56% 11% 22% 0% 56% 0% $58,785 67 +0.17 65 — — — — —
Sociology 151 +2 23% 11% 17% 5% 54% 3% $65,080 89 +0.74 75 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Lucas College of Business 1,642 55% 13% 46% 3% 25% 5% $70,157 44 -0.39 81 96%
Business Administration 1,639 — 55% 13% 46% 3% 25% 5% $70,121 40 -0.39 81 96% — — — —
Organizational Behavior Studies 3 — 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $90,128 92 +1.02 94 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Lurie College of Education 212 10% 17% 25% 4% 43% 2% $70,181 44 +2.47 81 91%
Liberal Studies 48 — 15% 25% 27% 6% 29% 0% $59,353 70 +0.19 66 93% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 164 — 9% 15% 24% 3% 48% 2% $73,351 98 +3.13 84 90% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Information 68 62% 19% 43% 3% 22% 1% $109,942 98 +0.57 99
Information Science and Data Analytics 68 — 62% 19% 43% 3% 22% 1% $109,942 73 +0.57 99 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,620
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,670
Est. In-State Cost $11,151
Est. Out-of-State Cost $28,032
ROI Percentile 88th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 87%
4-Year Graduation Rate 37%
6-Year Graduation Rate 69%
Transfer-Out Rate 4%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 27.6% 1,781 55% 13% 45% 3% 26% 4% $70,391 27 -0.39 81 96% —
Social Sciences 17.6% 1,131 31% 15% 24% 4% 45% 2% $64,971 73 +0.81 75 94% —
Engineering 11.3% 726 81% 14% 40% 2% 26% 6% $115,723 92 +1.06 99 96% —
Health Sciences 9.1% 586 38% 14% 44% 3% 30% 1% $89,521 86 +1.99 94 97% —
Arts 8.8% 564 44% 17% 38% 4% 27% 3% $62,984 90 +0.94 72 92% —
Professional 7.0% 454 55% 11% 28% 3% 48% 2% $72,063 59 +0.20 83 98% —
Computer Science 6.5% 420 75% 12% 60% 1% 8% 10% $128,531 73 +0.26 99 96% —
Humanities 3.8% 248 36% 20% 26% 5% 36% 0% $59,101 73 +0.34 65 95% —
Education 2.5% 164 9% 15% 24% 3% 48% 2% $73,351 99 +3.13 84 90% —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.3% 149 41% 10% 48% 3% 32% 2% $76,658 90 +1.22 86 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.2% 144 65% 15% 31% 1% 24% 13% $75,011 40 -0.44 85 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.2% 77 35% 21% 35% 0% 32% 3% $72,609 92 +1.30 83 95% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $28.0M #83 60% $0.3M — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $26.5M #110 49% $0.7M — — — —
Business & Economics $12.7M #50 18% $0 — — — —
Engineering $8.2M #199 30% $0.5M — — — —
Health Sciences $4.9M #165 17% $0 — — — —
Education $3.8M #127 3% $0 10 #331 — —
Life & Natural Sciences $2.3M #248 85% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.4M #293 5% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $86.8M #163 43% $1.5M 10 #473 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 103 $11.9M $11.9M $0
Track & Field (combined) 81 $837K $837K $0
Baseball 48 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Soccer 32 $841K $841K $0
Water Polo 26 $487K $487K $0
Basketball 16 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Golf 11 $692K $692K $0
Total 272 $18.9M $18.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 78 $857K $857K $0
Soccer 31 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Swimming & Diving 22 $969K $969K $0
Softball 21 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Water Polo 21 $491K $491K $0
Gymnastics 19 $964K $964K $0
Volleyball 19 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Beach Volleyball 17 $298K $298K $0
Basketball 15 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Tennis 8 $631K $631K $0
Golf 7 $786K $786K $0
Total 212 $11.0M $11.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 159 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Football 103 $11.9M $11.9M $0
Soccer 63 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Baseball 48 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Water Polo 47 $979K $979K $0
Basketball 31 $4.9M $4.9M $0
Swimming & Diving 22 $969K $969K $0
Softball 21 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Gymnastics 19 $964K $964K $0
Volleyball 19 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Golf 18 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Beach Volleyball 17 $298K $298K $0
Tennis 8 $631K $631K $0
Total 484 $42.9M $42.9M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 80%
Yield (non-ED) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 81% 75% 79%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind
Submitted Test Scores 10%
SAT Range 1010 – 1270
SAT Math Range 490 – 640
SAT RW Range 500 – 650