San Jose State University (often abbreviated 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 three joint doctoral degree programs and will launch its first independent doctoral program in 2014. SJSU is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).SJSU's total enrollment was 31,278 in Fall 2013, including over 5,400 graduate students and other post-baccalaureate students. Graduate student enrollment at SJSU is currently 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 2013, the five most popular undergraduate majors at SJSU were psychology, accounting, biological sciences, business management and marketing. As of Fall 2013, the five most popular graduate majors were software engineering, library and information sciences, electrical engineering, social work and education.San Jose State University claims to provide Silicon Valley firms with more engineering, computer science and business graduates than any other college or university, 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 Mountain West Conference (MWC) in NCAA Division I.
Donación económica
9.99E7
Tamaño de la facultada
1978
Antiguo nombre
California State Colleges (1935)
California State Normal School (1862–87)
California State University, San Jose (1972–74)
Minn's Evening Normal School (1857–1862)
San Jose State College (1935–72)
State Normal School (1887–1921)
State Teachers College at San Jose (1921–35)
Mascota
Sammy the Spartan
Lema
Powering Silicon Valley
Número de estudiantes de postgrado
5416
Número de estudiantes
31278
Número de estudiantes sin graduar
25862
Color oficial escolar
Gold, Blue and White
Profesorado
1102
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