Public university · United States

San Jose State University

San Jose, California · In a city

✓ On the US government's College Scorecard

The numbers

Tuition and fees, per year$22,166About ₹21.1 lakh. Out-of-state rate, which Indian students usually pay. Living costs are extra.
Applicants admitted85%
Students37,25427,601 bachelor's · 9,653 graduate
International students3.6%Share of bachelor's students from outside the US
Finish their degree68%Of full-time first-year students, within six years

Figures from the US government's College Scorecard, files updated 15/10/2026. Rupees at the RBI rate of 16/10/2026. Some universities charge international students more. Check the fee on the official site before you plan.

Subjects it teaches

Subjects in which it awarded degrees in recent years, by official US subject group. The exact course names are on its website.

Bachelor's · 85 subjects
  • Accounting and Related Services
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering
  • Air Transportation
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  • Biology, General
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations
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  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Communication and Media Studies
  • Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections
  • Dance
  • Design and Applied Arts
  • Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
  • Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
  • Economics
  • Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering-Related Fields
  • Engineering, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
  • Finance and Financial Management Services
  • Fine and Studio Arts
  • Geography and Cartography
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
  • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History
  • Hospitality Administration/Management
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
  • Human Resources Management and Services
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
  • Information Science/Studies
  • International Relations and National Security Studies
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Journalism
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
  • Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
  • Management Information Systems and Services
  • Marketing
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
  • Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music
  • Natural Resources Conservation and Research
  • Natural Sciences
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science and Government
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Security Science and Technology
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Zoology/Animal Biology
Master's · 74 subjects
  • Accounting and Related Services
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
  • Biology, General
  • Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
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  • Civil Engineering
  • Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
  • Communication and Media Studies
  • Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections
  • Criminology
  • Data Science
  • Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
  • Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
  • Economics
  • Education, General
  • Educational Administration and Supervision
  • Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering-Related Fields
  • Engineering, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
  • Fine and Studio Arts
  • Geography and Cartography
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
  • History
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Library Science and Administration
  • Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
  • Marine Sciences
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
  • Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music
  • Natural Resources Conservation and Research
  • Natural Sciences
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Psychology, General
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health
  • Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
  • Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
  • Statistics
  • Student Counseling and Personnel Services
  • Taxation
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
  • Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
PhD and professional · 3 subjects
  • Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
  • Educational Administration and Supervision
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

Applying from India

For a bachelor's degreeApply to the college directly, often through the Common App. Check its own page for tests, English scores, essays and deadlines.Study abroad stage
For a master's degreeApply to the department on the university's own site. Check which Indian degrees, marks and tests the course asks for.Master's abroad guide
The full costTuition plus living, health insurance and travel. The university sends the visa form (I-20) only once you show you can pay.US cost in rupeesScholarships
Check before you pay anyoneYou can apply yourself, without an agent. Agents who say they are “free” are usually paid by the university.How free agents get paid
We haven't checked this university's entry rules and deadlines for Indian students yet.Use its official website for those. Want us to check a course for you? Ask on WhatsApp.

Source: US Department of Education, College Scorecard (ID 122755), checked 19/10/2026. Public US government data.

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