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  • Students

    Find out more about the characteristics of students who attend SJSU.

  • Admissions

    See how many students applied, accepted, and enrolled at SJSU. Learn more about students’ high school preparation and test scores.

  • College Costs & Financial Aid

    Learn about costs to attend SJSU and how much financial aid is typically awarded.

  • College Cost Estimator

    Estimate your cost to attend SJSU in a few simple steps.

  • Classes and Campus Life

    Learn more about professors, where students live, and campus safety at SJSU.

  • Student Experiences

    Discover ways to be actively involved in your education at SJSU – inside and outside the classroom.

  • Majors, Graduation and Next Steps

    See which majors are most popular at SJSU and what recent graduates plan to do after earning their bachelor's degree.

  • Student Success & Progress

    Discover how many students who start at SJSU finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.

  • Student Learning Outcomes

    Figure out what learning gains to expect in critical thinking, writing, and other important subjects at SJSU.

  • Public Good

SJSU Classes & Instructors

Classroom Environment
 
Students per Faculty 25 to 1
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 30 students <1%
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students <1%
 
Total Full-Time Instructional Faculty 640
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Female 46%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Persons of Color 30%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Have the Highest Academic Degree Offered in Their Field of Study <1%

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Campus-based Housing

46% of new freshmen live in campus-based housing or residence halls.
12% of all undergraduates live on campus

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Campus Safety

The safety and security of students, faculty and staff at San Jose State is the full-time responsibility of the University Police Department. A force of 32 sworn positions provides protection of the campus itself, ensures the orderly flow of traffic and enforces parking regulations. UPD officers patrol near campus, where many students live, and works with other police agencies on enforcement and investigation.

Campus Crime Statistics

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Carnegie Classification of Institutional Characteristics

The Carnegie Classification's were created "to reference the great diversity of colleges and universities in the United States, and ... enable [people] to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions." For information on the Carnegie Classifications system, please visit their website: http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/

Basic Type
Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
Size and Setting
Medium four-year, primarily nonresidential
Enrollment Profile
High undergraduate
Undergraduate Profile
Medium full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
Undergraduate Instructional Program
Balanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence
Graduate Instructional Program
Postbaccalaureate comprehensive

NOTE: Institutional classifications based on the Carnegie 2010 edition.

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