San Jose State University
San Jose, California
- Public
- City
- 27,601 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 85%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $14,241per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 68%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $83,49310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Admission is competitive in every major, and each major sets its own threshold. Graduates of Santa Clara County high schools get preference as local applicants, but meeting minimum CSU requirements doesn't guarantee a spot.
Source: SJSU Admissions, impaction
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 85%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
From San Jose State University's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
35% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.50. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 80%29,845 admitted of 37,124 first-year applicants
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1010–12709% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 17–271% of first-years sent ACT scores
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- GPA
Important
- Where you live
- Living in the state
Considered
- Being first in your family to go to college
Not considered
- How challenging your classes were
- Class rank
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Interview
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Religious affiliation
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: San Jose State University Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $14,241full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $28,920sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $8,846Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $22,166Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 68%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 87%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $83,49310 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,750federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 27,601Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 39%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 49%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA — admits 76%
- California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA — admits 94%
- George Mason University Fairfax, VA — admits 87%
- California State University-Chico Chico, CA — admits 93%
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA — admits 75%
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC — admits 80%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for San Jose State University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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