Division I · Mountain West Conference
San Jose State University · Campus
San Jose, CA · City · Public · Master's university · the Spartans · Website ↗
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Large city
Setting
250,000+
27,111
Undergraduates
+ 8,951 graduate students
18:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
86%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
1%
From out of state
+ 2% from abroad
$20k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k
The place
- SettingLarge city (250,000+) San Jose, CA
- TypePublic · Master's university
- Part ofCalifornia State University
- CalendarSemester
- Admissions80% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
27,1118,951
Undergraduates 27,111Graduate students 8,951
Where first-years come from
96%
In state 96%Other states 1%Abroad 2%
Division I median: 72% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
12%32%39%
White 12%Hispanic 32%Black 3%Asian 39%Two or more 5%International 4%Not reported 4%
- Women52%
- Full-time80% of undergraduates · median 89%
- First-year class4,520 entered last fall
- Transfers in3,081 11% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online59% take some classes online 6% fully online
- Registered with disability services3% or fewer of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $19,866 | $3,514 | $23,380 |
| Off campus | $19,431 | $4,910 | $24,341 |
| With family | — | $4,303 | $4,303 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy · Air Force
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety0.91 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page lower half for safety in Division I
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division I campuses
66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%
66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
Among Division I schools; every list San Jose State University is on.
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