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San José State University

San José State University
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192

Official telephone: (408) 924-1000
Website: https://www.sjsu.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 29,890
Full-time undergraduates: 24,133
Part-time undergraduates: 5,206
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
37.4% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.5% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
32.6% Hispanic/Latino
0.5% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.9% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.6% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
5.1% Nonresident Alien
3.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

San José State University
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 154 acres
Nearest major city: San Jose

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of students who live in school housing: 17%
Percent of students who live off campus: 83%

STUDY FACILITIES
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service
Counseling services:
career

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyes 
Men's cheerleading NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cheerleadingyes 
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's football NCAA Division 1-A, NCAA Div. I-A
Men's footballyes 
Men's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's golfyes 
Men's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's socceryes 
Men's swimming and divingyes 
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's water poloyes 
Men's water polo NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyes 
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's Beach Volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cheerleading NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cheerleadingyes 
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's golfyes 
Women's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's gymnastics NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's gymnasticsyes 
Women's socceryes 
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's softballyes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's swimming and divingyes 
Women's table tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's table tennisyes 
Women's tennisyes 
Women's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's water poloyes 
Women's water polo NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I

Intramural/Recreational sports:
archery; badminton; baseball; basketball; bowling; fencing; football; golf; gymnastics; ice hockey; lacrosse; rugby; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; water polo; wrestling; triathlon; indoor track; swimming and diving; track and field; cross-country running; Beach Volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: San Jose Mineta International

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes

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