San Jose State vs San Diego State

Compare two rival schools - San Jose State University and San Diego State University with tuition and admission information where San Jose State is a four-years, public located in San Jose, CA and San Diego State is a four-years, public located in San Diego, CA.

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Both are four-years, public schools.
San Diego State has more expensive tuition & fees ($20,016) than San Jose State ($19,732).
It is harder to admit to San Diego State than San Jose State.
San Diego State has more students with 36,334 students while San Jose State has 36,208 students.
San Diego State has more full-time faculties with 954 faculties while San Jose State has 884 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - San Jose State University and San Diego State University.

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San Jose State	vs.	San Diego State
San Jose, California	Location	San Diego, California
four-years, public	School Type	four-years, public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$7,852 Out-Of-State$19,732	Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,136 Out-Of-State$20,016
60% ($8,729)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	53% ($9,481)
$8,729	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,481
66.88 %	Acceptance Rates	35.42 %
21.04 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.87 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
69 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
3 %	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
86 %	Retention Rate	89 %
36,208	Student Population	36,334
884	Number of Faculties	954
25 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	27 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare