San Jose State University

In the U.S. News rankings, a few of the subject rankings of SJSU are-

• Entrepreneurship MBA: #104
• MBA Business Analytics: #122
• Finance MBA: #123
• UG Business: #150

Yes, SJSU accepts IELTS scores along with other English language proficiency scores. Minimum scores for Graduate and Undergraduate courses vary. General range for UG admission is given below-

SJSU main campus is in San Jose, California, USA. The campus size of this university is 154 acres. There are around 450 student organizations at this campus. Indian student association is also there at SJSU. This university also competes in the NCAA Division I. 

At San Jose State Uni, international students are not eligible for financial aid. They can only avail the merit-based scholarships. For applying to Global Spartan scholarship, students are required to complete the scholarship application form. International students enrolled in the Undergraduate and Graduate courses are eligible for this scholarship.

The International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) and the Study Abroad and Away Office (SAA) offer Global Spartan Scholarship at SJSU. F1 visa students can avail this scholarship. They must enrolled in the UG and PG courses and have a minimum GPA of 3.5 or higher. Also, the students must show leadership and global impact. Also, they are required to show how this scholarship will impact their ability to pay for tuition. 

A few of the alumni benefits that SJSU have are the career resources, money saving discounts such as Spartan Bookstore, Perks Connect, Travel insurance, etc. Also, the alumni have insurance benefits like medical, dental, life and other insurance programs, group long term care benefit program, auto and home insurance, medical air services insurances, and more. 

San Jose State University has been ranked highly in the U.S. News & World Report. In 2026 rankings, SJSU has been ranked at #4 among the Regional Universities (West) and #3 among the Top Public schools category. It has also been ranked at #9 among the Best Value - Regional Universities category. SJSU has been ranked at #117 among Undergraduate Computer Science courses. 

The UG students at San Jose State Uni have to pay the tuition fee of around USD 20,538. PG students of this university have a tuition fee of around USD 19,422. Given below are the other expenses that students have to pay: 

• Living expenses: USD 26,490
• Medical insurance: USD 2,250

International applicants who have studied at San Jose State University have high employability rate especially who are from Tech or Business sectors. Students who are in fields like Computer Science, Software Engineering, and Data Science can expect their career in companies like Cisco, Paypal, Adobe, NVIDIA, Apple, and Google. This shows that the university offers good job opportunities.