San Jose State University
San Jose, CA · Public84.6%
Acceptance rate
$13,741
Avg net price
26,757
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 6,444Master’s 3,284Doctoral 40 |
| Bachelor’s 1,645Master’s 242Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 851Master’s 536Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 522Master’s 30Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 506Master’s 34Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 354Master’s 29Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 345Master’s 166Doctoral 21 |
| Bachelor’s 325Master’s 17Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 273Master’s 12Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 268Master’s 220Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 262Master’s 18Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 164Master’s 407Doctoral 19 |
| Bachelor’s 158Master’s 312Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 152Master’s 45Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 111Master’s 72Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 89Master’s 28Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 88Master’s 14Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 70Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 57Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 56Master’s 22Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 43Master’s 210Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 36Master’s 13Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 26Master’s 3Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 23Master’s 10Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 10Master’s 8Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 10Master’s 7Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 812Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 17Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Mountain West Conference
Projected sponsored sports22
Athletic participation
484 unique student-athletes · 18 varsity teams
First-Time, First-Year (FTFY) Students
FAFSA due Mar 2
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Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $6,084
- Required fees
- $2,326
- Food and housing
- $20,971
- Books and supplies
- $1,062
- Other expenses
- $4,446
- Total
- $34,889
- $30,0652019–2019–20
- $29,0252020–2120–21
- $29,4322021–2221–22
- $30,8502022–2322–23
- $32,3102023–2423–24
- $34,8892024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $13,741 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 54%
- Average share of need met
- 93%
- Average need-based grant
- $11,159
- Required forms
- FAFSA and State aid form
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from San Jose State University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
San Jose State University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
No early admission plans appear in San Jose State University's Common Data Set filing.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. San Jose State University admits in-state applicants at 80.7%, out-of-state applicants at 74.7%, and international applicants at 78.8%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
4,943 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are not used in admission. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, down from 19% in 2021–22, and an ACT.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
9% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
1% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
San Jose State University’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 99.4% who submitted one.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.50
San Jose State University rates 1 factor "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Not considered
- Class rank
- Not considered
- Standardized test scores
- Not considered
- Application essay
- Not considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Not considered
Nonacademic
- Geographical residence
- Important
- State residency
- Important
- First generation
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Not considered
- Talent / ability
- Not considered
- Character / personal qualities
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Volunteer work
- Not considered
- Work experience
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
San Jose State University leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the rank spread of enrolled students, there’s no top-of-class signal to place a transcript against.
With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7)
San Jose State University's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $13,741 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 2,535 of 4,724 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, San Jose State University offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.
Offered a place
Not disclosedAccepted a place
Not disclosedAdmitted off waitlist
Not disclosedWaitlist ranked
Not disclosed86.4% of San Jose State University’s first-years return for a second year and 64.6% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03