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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at San Jose State
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total26,86321,6265,237
Men13,99911,2192,780
Women12,86410,4072,457
Population by Gender/Attending Status at San Jose State
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total8,8884,4044,484
Men3,3011,7681,533
Women5,5872,6362,951

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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at San Jose State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native21138
Asian10,4985,8474,651
Black or African American965517448
Hispanic8,3963,7614,635
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1287949
White3,4241,8911,533
Two or More Races1,372731641
Race/Ethnicity Unknown883488395
Total 26,86313,99912,864
Population by Race/Ethnicity at San Jose State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native25916
Asian1,8066911,115
Black or African American21663153
Hispanic1,7475071,240
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander19613
White2,5106781,832
Two or More Races28192189
Race/Ethnicity Unknown409128281
Total 8,8883,3015,587

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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at San Jose State University
TotalMenWomen
Total26,863 13,99912,864
Under 18442 205237
18-197,350 3,8843,466
20-217,888 3,8844,004
22-246,748 3,7682,980
25-292,937 1,5941,343
30-34815 401414
35-39321 136185
40-49259 91168
50-6493 3162
65 and over10 55
Total 26,863 13,99912,864
Population by Student Age at San Jose State University
TotalMenWomen
Total8,888 3,3015,587
18-191 01
20-2187 3849
22-242,063 1,0161,047
25-293,141 1,2431,898
30-341,522 4661,056
35-39737 210527
40-49846 211635
50-64464 111353
65 and over27 621
Total 8,888 3,3015,587

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.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total35,75126,8638,888
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes5,7902,0813,709
Enrolled Some in Online Classes19,69817,1542,544
Not Enrolled in Online Classes10,2637,6282,635
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)5,7902,0813,709
California Residents4,6132,0332,580
Other State in U.S.8425837
Outside of U.S.33543292
Unknown000