San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

According to its missions statement, San Jose State University seeks "to enrich the lives of its students, to transmit knowledge to its students along with the necessary skills for applying it in the service of our society, and to expand the base of knowledge through research and scholarship." [Source]

Website: http://www.sjsu.edu/

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28,288
Undergraduate
Enrollment

25%
4-Year
Graduation Rate

$7,852
In-State Tuition & Fees
(annually)

$19,732
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
(annually)

24:1
Student to Faculty Ratio

2.9%
Student Loan Default Rate

General Education Requirements

Composition

YES

Literature

Foreign Language

U.S. Government/History

YES

Economics

Mathematics

YES

Science

YES

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FIRE Speech Code School Rating

A yellow light institution maintains policies that could be interpreted to suppress protected speech or policies that, while clearly restricting freedom of speech, restrict relatively narrow categories of speech.

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Curriculum last evaluated: 8/16/2022

2021-22 enrollment and tuition data, and four-year graduation rates for first-time, full-time freshmen who enrolled in Fall 2012, are derived from the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator.