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San Jose State University

San José State University
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Former names
Minns Evening Normal School (1857–1862)
California State Normal School (1862–87)
State Normal School at San Jose(1887–1921)
State Teachers College at San Jose (1921–35)
San Jose State College (1935–72)
California State University, San Jose (1972–74)
Motto Powering Silicon Valley
Type Public
Established 1857
Endowment $120.0 million (2015)
Budget $396.9 million
President Mary A. Papazian
Provost Andy Feinstein (Provost and V.P. of Academic Affairs)
Academic staff
2,058 (Fall 2016)
Administrative staff
1,358 (fall 2012)
Students 32,773 (Fall 2015)
Undergraduates 26,782 (Fall 2015)
Postgraduates 5,991 (Fall 2015)
Location San Jose, California, U.S.
37°20′07″N 121°52′53″W / 37.3353°N 121.8813°W / 37.3353; -121.8813Coordinates: 37°20′07″N 121°52′53″W / 37.3353°N 121.8813°W / 37.3353; -121.8813
Campus Urban, 154 acres (62 ha) on main campus and 62 acres (25 ha) on south campus
Colors Blue, Gold and Gray
              
Athletics NCAA Division IMountain West Conference
Nickname Spartans
Mascot Sammy the Spartan
Affiliations California State University system
WASC
AASCU
Website www.sjsu.edu
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University rankings
National
Forbes 315
Regional
U.S. News & World Report 33
Master's University class
Washington Monthly 149

USNWR graduate school rankings

Nursing: Master's 142

USNWR departmental rankings

Fine Arts 104
Library and Information Studies 33
Occupational Therapy 37
Public Affairs 115
Social Work 71
Speech–Language Pathology 141

San José State University (commonly referred to as San Jose State or SJSU) is a comprehensive public university located in San Jose, California, United States. It is the founding school of the 23-campus California State University (CSU) system, and holds the distinction of being the oldest public institution of higher education on the West Coast of the United States.

Located in downtown San Jose, the SJSU main campus is situated on 154 acres (62 ha), or roughly 19 square blocks. SJSU offers 134 bachelor's and master's degrees with 110 concentrations and five credential programs with 19 concentrations. The university also offers two joint doctoral degree programs and one independent doctoral program as of 2014. SJSU is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

SJSU's total enrollment was 32,773 in fall 2015, including nearly 6,000 graduate students. As of fall 2015, graduate student enrollment at SJSU was the highest of any campus in the CSU system. SJSU's student population is one of the most ethnically diverse in the nation, with large Asian and Hispanic enrollments, as well as the highest foreign student enrollment of all master's institutions in the United States.

As of fall 2014, the top five most popular undergraduate majors at SJSU were (in descending order of popularity) psychology, accounting, marketing, business management, and biological sciences. As of fall 2014, the top five most popular graduate programs were (in descending order of popularity) software engineering, electrical engineering, library and information sciences, social work, and occupational therapy.


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