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San Jose State University
San Jose State University publishes an acceptance rate of 85%. These figures come from the federal College Scorecard. We haven't checked them against San Jose State University's own filings yet.
Acceptance rate
85%
College Scorecard, latest cycle
SAT middle 50%
Not published
ACT middle 50%
Not published
Avg. HS GPA
3.5
Fall 2025 entering class (CDS 2025-26, section C12)
Test policy
Not published
Regular deadline
Not published
Testing
Test scores at San Jose State University
- SAT middle 50%
- Not reported
- ACT middle 50%
- Not reported
- Average HS GPA
- 3.5Fall 2025 entering class (CDS 2025-26, section C12) · Source
At a glance
Size and cost
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 27,601
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $21,010
- Category
- Public
- Admissions site
- www.sjsu.edu
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Sources
- San Jose State University GPA (Fall 2025 entering class (CDS 2025-26, section C12))
- Acceptance rate, test-score percentiles, enrollment and tuition: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, pulled 2026-08-19.
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