San Jose State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for San Jose State University

San Jose State University operates as a public institution located in San Jose, California (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 27,601 students of which 29,579 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. San Jose State University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 84.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,760, with published in-state tuition of $8,410 and a Pell grant recipient share of 35.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $15,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 66.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 86.8%. Graduates earn a median of $78,988 ten years after enrolling, compared with $62,448 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 696800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 72.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.