San Jose State University Academic Life

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The student-faculty ratio at San Jose State University is 26:1, and the school has 24.8 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at San Jose State University include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Health Professions and Related Programs; Visual and Performing Arts; Engineering; and Psychology. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 83.2 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Sciences (biological or physical)
Humanities History
Mathematics Social science
English (including composition)
Class sizes
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio 26:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

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Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 31%
Health Professions and Related Programs 8%
Visual and Performing Arts 8%
Engineering 7%
Psychology 7%

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Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered Bachelor's, Master's
Combined-degree programs BA, Creative Arts (Interdepartmental); BA, Behavioral Science, Double Major in Anthropology; BA, Behavioral Science, Double Major in Psychology; BA, Behavioral Science, Double Major in Sociology; BS, Software Engineering (Jointly with the Computer Science Department)
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 1%
Service learning 42.5%
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A
Writing in the disciplines 100%
Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A
Learning communities N/A

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Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate 83%
4-year graduation rate 7

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* Academic Life details based on 2011 data

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