San Jose State acceptance rate and admissions statistics
San Jose State admitted 29,845 of 37,124 first-year applicants in its 2025-26 Common Data Set, an official acceptance rate of 80.4%. Every number below comes from the college’s own Common Data Set, each year linked to its document; a figure the college leaves blank says “Not published”, and the notes at the foot of the page say where a total is the sum of rows the college printed.
What did admitted applicants have? How to get into San Jose State counts the grades, scores and activities they posted.
San Jose State acceptance rate by year
| CDS year | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate | Enrolled | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 37,124 | 29,845 | 80.4% | 4,943 | 16.6% |
| 2024-25 | 37,132 | 31,419 | 84.6% | 4,604 | 14.7% |
| 2023-24 | 35,780 | 28,708 | 80.2% | 4,519 | 15.7% |
Acceptance rate is admitted divided by applied; yield is enrolled divided by admitted. Both are computed by Aristo Scholars from the two counts printed beside them.
Early decision at San Jose State
Early decision counts: Not published. San Jose State’s Common Data Set prints no early decision applicant or admit counts (section C21) for any year shown.
San Jose State waitlist
Waitlist counts: Not published. San Jose State’s Common Data Set prints no waitlist numbers (section C2) for any year shown.
San Jose State SAT and ACT scores
What San Jose State says matters in admission
In section C7 each college rates its own admission factors as Very Important, Important, Considered or Not Considered. These are the factors San Jose State rated in the top two tiers.
- 2025-26
- Very important: Academic GPA
- Important: Geographical residence, State residency
- 2024-25
- Very important: Academic GPA
- Important: Geographical residence, State residency
- 2023-24
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA
- Important: Geographical residence, State residency
San Jose State testing policy for students applying in 2026-27
SAT/ACT are not used for admission (CSU). The SJSU first-year admission requirements page lists A-G coursework and GPA only, with no SAT/ACT. The 2025-2026 CDS C8A answers No to using SAT or ACT for students applying for Fall 2027 (not considered even if submitted).
From San Jose State’s admissions site, read 2026-11-05. Policies change; the college’s page is the authority.
How these numbers were read
SJSU reports no waitlist policy and no early decision plan in every year shown.
San Jose State acceptance rate questions
- What is the San Jose State acceptance rate?
- San Jose State's Common Data Set for 2025-26 reports 37,124 first-year applicants and 29,845 admitted, an acceptance rate of 80.4%. It was 84.6% in 2024-25 and 80.2% in 2023-24.
- What SAT scores do San Jose State students have?
- In 2025-26, the middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted the SAT scored 1010 to 1270, and ACT submitters scored 17 to 27. 9.0% of enrolled students submitted an SAT score.
- Does San Jose State require the SAT or ACT for students applying in 2026-27?
- SAT/ACT are not used for admission (CSU). The SJSU first-year admission requirements page lists A-G coursework and GPA only, with no SAT/ACT. The 2025-2026 CDS C8A answers No to using SAT or ACT for students applying for Fall 2027 (not considered even if submitted).
Applying to San Jose State?
An acceptance rate describes the whole pool, not one student. A Specialist can read your student’s file against what San Jose State says it weighs.
Source: San Jose State Common Data Set, sections C1, C2, C7, C9 and C21, each year linked above, read 2026-11-05. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with San Jose State. All official acceptance rates