San Jose State University Computer Science Programs

Located in San Jose, California, San Jose State University is a public institution. The city atmosphere of San Jose makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is San Jose State University?

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

How Do I Get Into San Jose State?

You can apply to San Jose State online at: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for San Jose State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into San Jose State?

With an acceptance rate of 84%, San Jose State may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.

Can I Afford San Jose State University?

The overall average net price of San Jose State is $31,664. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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 0.9%. 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.

San Jose State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 28,288 undergraduate students at San Jose State, with 23,015 being full-time and 5,273 being part-time.

There are also 8,845 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 23,015 full-time undergraduates at San Jose State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of San Jose State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	8,821
Black or African American	853
Hispanic or Latino	6,806
White	2,891
International Students	1,626
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,018

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at San Jose State University. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 97 countries are represented at San Jose State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at San Jose State University

In 2020-2021, 31,733 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at San Jose State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 13th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of San Jose State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at San Jose State University was 342.7%. This is the #146 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at San Jose State regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

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