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San Jose State University
San Jose, CA · Public · 27,601 students · mostly bachelor degrees
164th-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$13,760
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$26,593
Graduation rate
69%
Admission rate
85%
Median graduate earnings
$78,988
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$15,000
Pell grant recipients
35%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
175 programsBusiness Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree1,657 grads/yrLibrary and Information Science · Master's Degree671 grads/yrComputer Engineering, General · Master's Degree496 grads/yrPsychology, General · Bachelor's Degree486 grads/yrCommunication, General · Bachelor's Degree276 grads/yrSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree260 grads/yrComputer Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree251 grads/yrWaldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Master's Degree246 grads/yrComputer Science · Bachelor's Degree244 grads/yrDesign and Visual Communications, General · Bachelor's Degree222 grads/yrClinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree217 grads/yrEnvironmental Health · Bachelor's Degree209 grads/yrArt/Art Studies, General · Bachelor's Degree207 grads/yrCriminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree203 grads/yrSocial Work · Master's Degree187 grads/yrBiology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree185 grads/yrWaldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree184 grads/yrSociology, General · Bachelor's Degree177 grads/yrMechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree158 grads/yrBusiness Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree156 grads/yrElectrical and Electronics Engineering · Master's Degree129 grads/yrManagement Science · Master's Degree128 grads/yrGeotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree127 grads/yrElectrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree108 grads/yrEngineering Technologies/Technicians, General · Bachelor's Degree101 grads/yr
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.