San Jose State University
San Jose, California · Website
$78,988
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$78,988
median earnings, 10 years after starting
San Jose State University is a public 4-year college in San Jose, California with 27,601 undergraduates and 9,653 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $13,760 a year (tuition and fees $8,410 in-state, $21,010 out-of-state). It admits 85% of applicants and 69% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $78,988 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $15,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$13,760
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$8,410
Out-of-state $21,010
Admission rate
85%
US median 78%
Completion rate
69%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$15,000
About $159 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$78,988
Rank 206 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $13,760
- Tuition in-state
- $8,410
- Tuition out-of-state
- $21,010
- Cost of attendance
- $26,593
- Students with a need-based grant
- 35%
- Students with federal loans
- 20%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,730
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,114
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,099
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $15,102
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $22,862
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $7,378 in 2015-16 to $8,410 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 85%
- Undergraduates
- 27,601
- Graduate students
- 9,653
- Part-time students
- 18%
- Women
- 48%
- Students per teacher
- 25
- Completion rate
- 69%
- Retention rate
- 87%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 175
- Endowment
- $207.7M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 206 of 5,094 US colleges and 43 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $13,760 | $20,161 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,410 | $8,086 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 85% | 76% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 69% | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 87% | 80% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $15,000 | $11,537 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $62,448 | $36,048 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $78,988 | $41,472 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 74% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
175 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1,657 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Library Science and AdministrationOnlineMaster's | Master's | 671 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,301 |
| Computer EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 496 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $136,736 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 486 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 276 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 260 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 251 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $109,015 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 246 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 244 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 222 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 217 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $88,910 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 209 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,808 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 207 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 203 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,378 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 187 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 185 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 184 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 177 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 158 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,135 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 156 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 129 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 128 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 127 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,517 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 108 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 101 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: California on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does San Jose State University cost?
$13,760 a year is the average net price at San Jose State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $8,410 for in-state students and $21,010 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $26,593. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,730 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at San Jose State University?
85% of applicants are admitted to San Jose State University. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much do San Jose State University graduates earn?
$78,988 a year is the median pay of former San Jose State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($62,448 after 6 years). That ranks 206 of 5,094 US colleges and 43 of 494 in California.
How much student debt do San Jose State University graduates have?
$15,000 is the median federal student loan debt of San Jose State University graduates, about $159 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 20% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at San Jose State University?
69% of first-time, full-time students at San Jose State University finish within 6 years. 87% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at San Jose State University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (1,657 bachelor's graduates), Library Science and Administration (671 master's graduates), Computer Engineering (496 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 175 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.