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Acceptance Rate 76.71%
Yield 15.48%
Applicants 34,002
Admitted 26,083
Enrolled 4,037

San Jose State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 76.71% at San Jose State University. Total 34,002 students applied and 26,083 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to San Jose State.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationwww.sjsu.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate76.71%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 76.71%. A total of 34,002 students (17,189 men and 16,813 women) have applied to and 26,083 (11,935 men and 14,148 women) students admitted to San Jose State University.
Among them, 2,131 male and 1,906 female students have enrolled into San Jose State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 15.48%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at San Jose State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants34,00217,18916,81300
Admitted26,08311,93514,14800
Enrolled4,0372,1311,90600
Acceptance Rate 76.71% 69.43% 84.15% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 15.48% 17.86% 13.47% - -
[Chart] San Jose State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to San Jose State University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
Application Requirements for San Jose State
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at San Jose State

The calendar system at San Jose State University is Semester. San Jose State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that San Jose State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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