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Located in San Jose, California, San Jose State University is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city 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

Can I Afford San Jose State?

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,742	$17,622
Fees	$2,157	$2,157
Books and Supplies	$1,110	$1,110
On Campus Room and Board	$18,568	$18,568
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,273	$3,273

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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.

The student loan default rate at San Jose State is 0.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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 2020-2021, 31,733 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.

Online Growth Rankings of San Jose State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at San Jose State University was 342.7%. This is the #151 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at San Jose State regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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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