| Name |
San Jose State University |
| Address |
1 Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192 |
| Website |
http://www.sjsu.edu |
| Email |
contact@sjsu.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
30% |
| Percent Fraternity |
5% |
| Percent Sorority |
3.4% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
60% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
30% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (65%), apartment for single students (34%), special housing for disabled students (1%), special housing for international students |
| College Owned Singles |
4% |
| College Owned Doubles |
65% |
| College Owned Triples |
3% |
| College Owned Apartments |
28% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
6 |
| Sprinkler System |
17% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
154 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
60% |
| Nearest Airport |
San Jose (5), San Francisco (30) |
| Nearest Train |
San Jose (1) |
| Nearest Bus |
San Jose (1) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
62% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
5% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
6,000 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Welcome Week, Blues Festival, Vietnamese Culture Show; Homecoming, Welome Convocation, Commencement, Leadership Today, Pride of the Pacific Islands Luau, Vagina Monologues, NPHL Black Thursdays, Student Organization Faire, Campus Ice Cream Social, International Week |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, television station |
| Num Organizations |
245 |
| Honor Societies |
Beta Alpha Psi, Black Masque Honor Society, Phi Alpha Theta, Beta Lambda Chapter, Pi of California, Pi Sigma Alpha, Pi Tau Sigma, Sigma Alpha Lambda, Alpha Phi Sigma, Psi Chi, Tau Delta Phi |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Asian American Christian Fellowship, Asian Baptist Student Koinonia (ABSK), Campus Crusade for Christ, Catholic Campus Ministry, Chinese Campus Fellowship, Chinese Mandarin Bible Fellowship, Community Bible Study, SJSU, Episcopal Canterbury Community, Newman Community, Upside Down, Every Nation Campus Ministry, International Youth Fellowship, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Muslim Students Association, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Devotional Motion Dance Ministry, Korea Campus Crusade of Christ, University Christian Fellowship; |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) African Awareness Month Planning Committee, AIESEC (international cultures), Akbayan Pilipino American Organization of SJSU, Black Student Union (BSU), Circulo Hispanico (The Spanish Circle), Ethiopian Students Association, Folklorico Dance Club, India Students Association; Indian Student Organization, Jewish Student Union, Nigerian Student Organization, Pakistan Student Association, Pride of the Pacific Islands, Thai Student Association at SJSU, Tsunami Anime Club, Vietnamese Student Association, SJSU, Bhakli Yoga Club, Chinese Culture Club, Clube Lusitania, Global Student Network, Heart of Polynesia, Italian American Student Organization, Korean Student Association, Malaysian Students Association, Middle Eastern Student Association, African-American Commencement Committee, Armenian Student Association, Chicano Commencement Committee, Falun Dafa Association, French Club Rendez-vous, Japan Club, Lyrical Discipline, Myanumar Student Association, Q-Tip (GLBTA), Seeking Awareness for Global Engagement, Sikh Student Association, Traditional Taiji Club, Filipino Commencement |
| Other Organizations |
N/A |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Spartan Daily; M-F during school year |
| Num Frats |
20 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
8 |
| Percent Frat Members |
5% |
| Num Sororities |
15 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
5 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
3% |
| Type |
Public institution |
| Year Founded |
1857 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
22,751 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
2,017,321 |
| Application Deadline |
February 1 |
| Application Fee |
55 |
| Selectivity |
Less selective |
| Tuition |
N/A |
| Room Board |
N/A |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
reading, math, writing, study skills |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious |
| Career |
co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
69% |
| Job One Year |
94% |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
Apple Computer, Applied Materials, Cintas, Cisco Systems, Citibank, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Hewlett Packard, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, IBM, Infineon Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Maxim Integrated Products, NUMMI, Pacific Gas & Electric, Price W |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
1,282,750 |
| Num Subscriptions |
1,031 |
| Num Microforms |
1,678,706 |
| Num Audiovisual |
45,648 |
| Num Ebooks |
4,589 |
| Library Facilities |
The Multicultural Center, the Adaptive Technology Center, Distance Learning Web site Program, Interlibrary Loan Division, the Learning Resources Display Center. |
| Museums |
Special Collection Division, Beethoven Center and John Steinbeck Center. |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
1,321 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
947 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
1,500 |
| Num Wired Labs |
200 |
| Num Wired Other |
50 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all school buildings and on all school property |
| Wireless Capacity |
32,000 |
| Recommended Os |
Other |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
No |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
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