80.7% / 74.7%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications37,124
Overall admit rate80.4%
In-state admit rate80.7%
Out-of-state admit rate74.7%
Enrolled4,943 · 16.6% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record, State residency
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
$6,450
in-state tuition
out-of-state $19,770
Tuition (in-state)$6,450
Tuition (out-of-state)$19,770
Fees$2,396
Room & board$17,523
Books$958
Avg need-based grant$11,503
% need met91.3%
Avg debt at graduation$18,371
#4
U.S. News & World Report
Best Regional Universities — West
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Regional Universities — West#426
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — Regional Universities — WEST#1326
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#1726
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Bachelor's/Master's)#2126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#11726
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#12526
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#13526
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Master's University (Larger)
Carnegie Classification
27 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationMaster's University (Larger)27
Federal designationHispanic-Serving Institution47
Athletic conferenceMountain West Conference7
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingCalifornia colleges41
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$70
application fee
waivable
Regular decision11/30 → Rolling → 1-May
Rolling admissionsYes
Test policyNot used for admission
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 2 Sci, 2 SciLab, 2 FL, 1 SS, 1 Hist
Admissions URLhttps://www.calstate.edu/apply
Admissions emailadmissions@sjsu.edu
Admissions phone408-283-7500
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
California State U…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
California State University CA · Public93.6%—28K
San Francisco State University CA · Public96.4%103718K
California State University CA · Public——21K
University of California CA · Public72.7%—18K
California State University CA · Public45.4%—36K
University of California CA · Public86.1%—24K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.