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San Jose State University

Basic Information

Type Public

Location San Jose, CA

Population 2,500,000

Website http://www.sjsu.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 26,757

Men / Women 52% / 48%

Asian 34%

Hispanic 31%

White 15%

Mixed 5%

Black 4%

International 4%

Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Business & Economics 28%

Humanities & Social Sciences 25%

Engineering, Computing & Math 18%

Life & Natural Sciences 16%

Arts 8%

Education 3%

Professional 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,410

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,010

Est. In-State Cost $10,879

Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,179

10-Year ROI $282,000

ROI Percentile 97th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 87%

4-Year Graduation Rate 37%

6-Year Graduation Rate 69%

Transfer-Out Rate 4%

Weather

Comfortable Days 170 (98th pctl)

Sunshine Hours 3,056 (89th pctl)

Days Without Precipitation 307 (95th pctl)

Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 50%

Yield (Unbound) 14%

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2

Expenditure

Humanities & Social Sciences	$22M	#71
Life & Natural Sciences	$32M	#170
Engineering, Computing & Math	$10M	#202

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	0	#264
Life & Natural Sciences	16	#468
Humanities & Social Sciences	10	#493

Honors College

Standardized Tests — Test Blind

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering	887	81% / 19%	10%	$108,797
Aerospace Engineering	55 —	85% / 15%	4%	$89,573
Biomedical Engineering	60 —	62% / 38%	7%	—
Chemical Engineering	15 —	60% / 40%	7%	$101,963
Civil Engineering	96 —	67% / 33%	5%	$97,580
Computer Engineering	83 —	81% / 19%	4%	$126,619
Electrical Engineering	101 —	88% / 12%	19%	$104,348
General Engineering	7 —	71% / 29%	14%	—
Industrial and Systems Engineering	38 —	76% / 24%	5%	—
Materials Engineering	9 —	78% / 22%	22%	—
Mechanical Engineering	168 —	92% / 8%	6%	$99,434
Software Engineering	156 —	79% / 21%	19%	$126,619
Engineering Technologies	97 —	85% / 15%	8%	—
Industrial Technology	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Applied Sciences and Arts	1,472	40% / 60%	1%	$72,438
Communication Sciences and Disorders	45 —	7% / 93%	0%	$79,658
Environmental Science	53 —	40% / 60%	0%	$73,721
Kinesiology	261 —	55% / 45%	0%	$61,509
Meteorology and Climate Science	5 —	60% / 40%	0%	—
Nursing	157 —	26% / 74%	0%	$137,914
Nutrition, Food Science, and Packaging	54 —	26% / 74%	4%	—
Public Health	170 +1	12% / 88%	1%	$67,407
Advertising	40 —	35% / 65%	0%	$67,172
Hospitality, Tourism, and Event Management	19 —	32% / 68%	26%	$59,312
Recreation	21 —	29% / 71%	0%	$64,777
Communication Studies	177 —	57% / 43%	3%	$59,393
Forensic Science and Technology	36 —	22% / 78%	0%	—
Journalism	29 —	45% / 55%	0%	$61,222
Justice Studies	214 +3	46% / 54%	0%	$63,485
Public Relations	24 —	17% / 83%	4%	$67,172
Social Work	52 —	15% / 85%	0%	$73,770
Radio, Television, Film and Theatre	52 +1	73% / 27%	0%	$40,573
Aviation	54 —	85% / 15%	6%	$70,969
Packaging Science	9 —	56% / 44%	11%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Humanities and the Arts	600	38% / 62%	4%	$64,558
Chinese	1 —	100% / 0%	100%	—
English	68 —	38% / 62%	1%	$50,977
French	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	—
Humanities	6 —	50% / 50%	0%	$49,349
Japanese	9 +2	44% / 56%	11%	—
Linguistics	10 —	40% / 60%	0%	—
Philosophy	23 +2	65% / 35%	9%	—
Spanish	8 +3	50% / 50%	0%	—
Art History	3 —	0% / 100%	0%	$49,933
Dance	6 +1	17% / 83%	0%	—
Design and Applied Arts	161 +1	34% / 66%	4%	$83,112
Digital Arts	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
Fine Arts	41 +1	34% / 66%	2%	$49,933
Graphic Design	15 —	27% / 73%	7%	$83,112
Industrial Design	12 —	67% / 33%	8%	$83,112
Interior Design	22 —	9% / 91%	5%	$83,112
Music	8 —	75% / 25%	0%	—
Music Performance	27 —	56% / 44%	4%	—
Studio Art	153 +2	33% / 67%	5%	$49,933
Theatre	20 —	45% / 55%	0%	—
Visual and Performing Arts	4 —	25% / 75%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Science	508	54% / 46%	9%	$106,511
Applied Mathematics	37 —	68% / 32%	14%	—
Computer Science	182 —	76% / 24%	13%	$142,225
Mathematics	40 —	70% / 30%	12%	—
Physics	16 —	81% / 19%	19%	—
Biology	178 —	27% / 73%	4%	$69,996
Chemistry	42 —	36% / 64%	0%	—
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	5 —	60% / 40%	0%	—
Geology	4 —	50% / 50%	0%	—
Marine Biology	4 —	25% / 75%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Social Sciences	973	36% / 64%	2%	$60,252
Economics	35 +2	77% / 23%	14%	—
Quantitative Economics	49 —	65% / 35%	14%	—
African American Studies	5 +1	80% / 20%	0%	—
Anthropology	21 +1	33% / 67%	0%	—
Behavioral Sciences	38 —	26% / 74%	3%	—
Chicana and Chicano Studies	8 +2	50% / 50%	0%	—
Ethnic Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
Geography	5 —	80% / 20%	0%	—
Global Studies	12 —	33% / 67%	0%	—
History	49 +2	76% / 24%	0%	$59,650
Interdisciplinary Studies	42 —	21% / 79%	2%	—
Political Science	74 +2	46% / 54%	1%	$62,126
Psychology	432 +6	29% / 71%	1%	$57,740
Social Sciences	8 +3	62% / 38%	0%	—
Sociology	194 —	23% / 77%	1%	$65,284

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
Lucas College of Business	1,595	56% / 44%	6%	$103,609
Business Administration	1,594 —	56% / 44%	6%	$103,614
Organizational Behavior Studies	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$95,650