Student Population at San Jose State
Total Enrollment
35,751
Undergraduate
26,863
Graduate
8,888
Online Enrollment
5,790
Men Students
17,300
Women Students
18,451
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 35,751 students have enrolled at San Jose State University - 26,863 undergraduate and 8,888 graduate.
By gender, 17,300 male and 18,451 female students are attending San Jose State University. By attendance status, there are 26,030 full-time students and 9,721 part-time students.
The number of students at San Jose State University is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Academy of Art University and California Baptist University, its population is very large (average population is 14,824).
San Jose State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 5,790 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between San Jose State University and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 17,300 male and 18,451 female students attending San Jose State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.94 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at San Jose State.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 26,863 | 21,626 | 5,237 |
Men | 13,999 | 11,219 | 2,780 |
Women | 12,864 | 10,407 | 2,457 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 8,888 | 4,404 | 4,484 |
Men | 3,301 | 1,768 | 1,533 |
Women | 5,587 | 2,636 | 2,951 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 12,304 Asian students (34.42%) and 10,143 Hispanic students (28.37%) at San Jose State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at San Jose State University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 21 | 13 | 8 |
Asian | 10,498 | 5,847 | 4,651 |
Black or African American | 965 | 517 | 448 |
Hispanic | 8,396 | 3,761 | 4,635 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 128 | 79 | 49 |
White | 3,424 | 1,891 | 1,533 |
Two or More Races | 1,372 | 731 | 641 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 883 | 488 | 395 |
Total | 26,863 | 13,999 | 12,864 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 25 | 9 | 16 |
Asian | 1,806 | 691 | 1,115 |
Black or African American | 216 | 63 | 153 |
Hispanic | 1,747 | 507 | 1,240 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 19 | 6 | 13 |
White | 2,510 | 678 | 1,832 |
Two or More Races | 281 | 92 | 189 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 409 | 128 | 281 |
Total | 8,888 | 3,301 | 5,587 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 24,579 students whose age under twenty five and 5,094 students whose age is over thirty years old at San Jose State University.
Especially, 442 students are younger than eighteen and 37 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at San Jose State University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 26,863 | 13,999 | 12,864 |
Under 18 | 442 | 205 | 237 |
18-19 | 7,350 | 3,884 | 3,466 |
20-21 | 7,888 | 3,884 | 4,004 |
22-24 | 6,748 | 3,768 | 2,980 |
25-29 | 2,937 | 1,594 | 1,343 |
30-34 | 815 | 401 | 414 |
35-39 | 321 | 136 | 185 |
40-49 | 259 | 91 | 168 |
50-64 | 93 | 31 | 62 |
65 and over | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Total | 26,863 | 13,999 | 12,864 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 8,888 | 3,301 | 5,587 |
18-19 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
20-21 | 87 | 38 | 49 |
22-24 | 2,063 | 1,016 | 1,047 |
25-29 | 3,141 | 1,243 | 1,898 |
30-34 | 1,522 | 466 | 1,056 |
35-39 | 737 | 210 | 527 |
40-49 | 846 | 211 | 635 |
50-64 | 464 | 111 | 353 |
65 and over | 27 | 6 | 21 |
Total | 8,888 | 3,301 | 5,587 |
Online Student Population
At San Jose State University, 25,488 students (71.29% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 5,790 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 4,613 students live in California where San Jose State University is located in and 842 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 35,751 | 26,863 | 8,888 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 5,790 | 2,081 | 3,709 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 19,698 | 17,154 | 2,544 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 10,263 | 7,628 | 2,635 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 5,790 | 2,081 | 3,709 |
California Residents | 4,613 | 2,033 | 2,580 |
Other State in U.S. | 842 | 5 | 837 |
Outside of U.S. | 335 | 43 | 292 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |