Postsecondary Institution
San Jose State University
One Washington Square, San Jose, CA, 95192-0186
IDSCU ID: PS-4456Type: UniversityStatus: ActiveData captured: 8 Sept 2026
Overview
San Jose State University is a postsecondary education institution in San Jose, United States.
Institution information
- Institution type
- University
- Operating status
- Active
- Ownership
- Public
- Founded
- 1857
- Founded information
- Established in 1857.
- Acronym
- SJSU
- University system
- California State University System
Qualifications & fields
- Primary pathway
- Higher Education
- Education pathways
- Higher Education
- Qualification levels
- Bachelor
- Graduate Certificate
- Master
- First Professional Degree
- Doctorate
- Fields of study
- Natural Resources and Conservation
- Architecture and Related Services
- Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
- Education
- Engineering
- Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields
- Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
- English Language and Literature/Letters
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
- Library Science
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
- Philosophy and Religious Studies
- Physical Sciences
- Psychology
- Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services
- Public Administration and Social Service Professions
- Social Sciences
- Transportation and Materials Moving
- Visual and Performing Arts
- Health Professions and Related Programs
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- History
- Academic divisions
- College of Engineering
- Delivery modes
- On-campus
- Online
- Study loads
- Full-time
- Part-time
- Awarding bodies
- San Jose State University
Campuses & admissions
- Address
- One Washington Square, San Jose, CA, 95192-0186
- Latitude
- 37.33939
- Longitude
- -121.89496
- Campuses
- Name: San Jose location · City: San Jose · Relationship: Principal location in the source registry
- Admissions
- Open official page
- Course catalogue
- Open official page
- Admission requirements
- Official admissions guidance identifies prior academic qualifications; programme-specific criteria may also apply.
- International admissions
- The official admissions website provides guidance for international applicants, including visa guidance.
- Accommodation
- On-campus room and board costs are reported to IPEDS.
- Student support
- Financial aid information
- Disability support services
- Veteran and military student resources
Record information
- IDSCU record ID
- PS-4456
- Education sector
- Postsecondary Institution
- Country code
- US
- Data captured
- 8 Sept 2026
- Data release
- 20260908T071051Z
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