San Jose State University

What are the graduation rates for students at San Jose State University?

Reported completion data show a 69% six-year graduation rate for San José State's first-time, full-time, degree-seeking undergraduate cohort. The four-year rate is 37%. These measures follow defined entering cohorts over different periods; they are not the graduation rate for every student currently enrolled.

The difference between the four- and six-year figures matters for cost planning. A student who needs additional semesters may face more tuition, living expenses, or delayed entry into full-time work. The reported first-year retention rate is 87%, indicating the share of the relevant entering group that returned the following year. These figures do not by themselves explain why individual students continue, transfer, or take longer to finish, and transfer entrants are not represented by the standard first-time cohort graduation measure.

What is the earning potential for graduates at San Jose State University?

College Scorecard field-of-study figures report earnings measured about one year after program completion for graduates in the covered federal-aid population. They are useful for comparing reported early-career outcomes across fields, but they are not a salary offer to an individual graduate or a measure of everyone who studied a subject.

Examples of reported one-year earnings include $89,196 for registered nursing, $81,060 for computer engineering, $69,074 for computer science, and $44,617 for business administration, management, and operations. These are field-level measures rather than a single university-wide starting salary. Results can reflect occupation, location, further study, and which graduates have earnings captured in the underlying records. Silicon Valley pay and living costs should be considered together, and one-year earnings cannot show an entire career trajectory.