by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
San Jose State University was awarded 442 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher development & methodology.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, San Jose State is ranked #161 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when San Jose State held the #209 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
San Jose State is also ranked #23 out of 168 schools in California.
When it comes to admittance, San Jose State University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 84%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
At San Jose State University, the student to faculty ratio is 24 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at San Jose State University is 45%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 89% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like San Jose State University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at San Jose State is 15%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at San Jose State University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 27,701 undergraduates at San Jose State with 23,317 being full-time and 4,384 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,158 | $13,378 | $17,338 | $21,035 | $24,588 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of San Jose State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At San Jose State, approximately 17% of students took out student loans averaging $5,350 a year. That adds up to $21,400 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at San Jose State is 2.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for San Jose State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192-0001 |
| Phone: | 408-924-1000 |
| Website: | www.sjsu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/sanjosestate |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/#!/sjsu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 1,723 | $44,617 |
| General Psychology | 482 | $33,851 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 311 | $41,664 |
| Computer Engineering | 289 | $81,060 |
| Public Health | 264 | NA |
| Computer Science | 230 | $69,074 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 228 | $34,457 |
| Health & Physical Education | 227 | $36,415 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 221 | NA |
| Sociology | 212 | $41,623 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 31,733 students took at least one online class at San Jose State University. This is a decrease from the 35,723 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 31,733 | 11,794 |
| 2019-2020 | 35,723 | 33,220 |
| 2018-2019 | 11,052 | 2,935 |
| 2017-2018 | 10,747 | 2,633 |
| 2016-2017 | 10,125 | 2,505 |
Learn more about online learning at San Jose State University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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