San Jose State University
San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) system. The university, along side the University of California, Los Angeles has academic origins in the historic normal school known as the California State Normal School.
Former name | Minns' Evening Normal School (1857–1862) California State Normal School (1862–1921) San Jose State Teachers College (1921–1935) San Jose State College (1935–1972) California State University, San Jose (1972–1974) |
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| Motto | "Powering Silicon Valley" |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1857 |
| Founder | George W. Minns |
Parent institution | California State University |
| Accreditation | WSCUC |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | $250.8 million (2023–24) |
| Budget | $448.4 million (2023–24) |
| President | Cynthia Teniente-Matson |
| Provost | Vincent Del Casino |
Academic staff | 2,179 (Fall 2023) |
Administrative staff | 1,424 (Fall 2022) |
| Students | 36,062 (Fall 2023) |
| Undergraduates | 27,111 (Fall 2023) |
| Postgraduates | 8,595 (Fall 2023) |
| Location | , , United States 37°20′07″N 121°52′53″W |
| Campus | Large city, 154 acres (62 ha) on main campus and 62 acres (25 ha) on south campus |
| Newspaper | The Spartan Daily |
| Colors | Blue and gold |
| Nickname | Spartans |
Sporting affiliations | |
| Mascot | Sammy Spartan |
| Website | www |
| Official name | First Normal School in California (San Jose State College) |
| Designated | 1/6/1949 |
| Reference no. | 417 |
Located in downtown San Jose, the SJSU main campus is situated on 154 acres (62 ha), or roughly 19 square blocks. As of spring 2023, SJSU offers 150 bachelor's degree programs, 95 master's degrees, five doctoral degrees, 11 different credential programs and 42 certificates. SJSU is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission.
SJSU's total enrollment was 35,751 in fall 2022, including nearly 8,900 graduate and credential students. SJSU's student population is one of the most ethnically diverse in the nation. As of fall 2022, graduate student enrollment, Asian, and international student enrollments at SJSU were the highest of any campus in the CSU system.
SJSU is consistently listed among the leading suppliers of undergraduate and graduate alumni to Silicon Valley technology firms, and philanthropic support of SJSU is among the highest in the CSU system.
SJSU sports teams are known as the Spartans and compete in the NCAA Division I FBS Mountain West Conference.