San Jose State University Business Programs

San Jose State University is a public institution located in San Jose, California. San Jose is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into San Jose State?

With an acceptance rate of 77%, 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 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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.

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 2022-2023, 25,488 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.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of San Jose State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Supply Chain Management	47%

San Jose State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	1,710	8	99	1,817
Management Science	0	0	95	95
General Economics	77	0	7	84
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	57	0	0	57
Advertising	55	0	0	55
General Hospitality Administration/Management	54	0	0	54
Supply Chain Management	0	17	28	45
Public Relations	40	0	0	40
Accounting	0	10	28	38
Taxation	0	0	29	29
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	14	0	14
Organizational Behavior Studies	12	0	0	12
Interior Design Management	0	0	10	10
TOTAL	2,005	49	296	2,350

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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