San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
San Jose State University admitted 29,845 of 37,124 applicants for the fall 2025 entering class (80.4%).
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2025 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What stands out at San Jose State University
Three things San Jose State University published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
San Jose State University reports that test scores are not considered at all.
That is the school’s own answer on the form it fills in every year. A score you send is not read as part of the decision here.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
The admit rate rose from 55% to 80% over 5 years.
Both ends are measured rates from the federal survey, for classes that have already enrolled: a rate that moved, not a forecast.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, over 5 years
9% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
The SAT band on this page describes that share of the class, not all of it. Another 1% sent an ACT.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
80.4%
29,845 admitted of 37,124 applicants
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
SAT, middle 50%
1010–1270
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
ACT, middle 50%
17–27
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Average GPA of admitted students
3.50
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
9%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
1%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Where do you actually stand at San Jose State University?
The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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How the rate has moved
Two measured admit rates from the federal survey, the years apart it reports them. A rate that moved, not a forecast.
Over 5 years the admit rate rose from 55% to 80%.
What San Jose State University says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- GPAvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Not considered
- Essay
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Course rigor
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Test scores
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Recommendations
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Class rank
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Legacy
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Demonstrated interest
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
What students actually pay
Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.
Average net price: $13,760 a year.
- Family income under $30k
- $9,730
- $30k–$48k
- $10,114
- $48k–$75k
- $12,099
- $75k–$110k
- $15,102
- Over $110k
- $22,862
Source: the College Scorecard
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
- Regular DecisionNovember 30, 2026
Verified July 11, 2026
More colleges on the record
Every one of these carries the same measured figures, with the same sources.
Other colleges in California
The pages nearest this one on acceptance rate, in the same state.
Colleges with a nearby acceptance rate
Anywhere in the country, ordered by how close the published rate is to this one. A selection rule, not a ranking.
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