San Jose State University Student Population

How many students at San Jose State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, San Jose State University has a total enrollment of 37,661 students, including 28,008 undergraduate and 9,653 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 18,280 male students (48.5%) and 19,381 female students (51.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 12,740 Asian students (33.8%) and 11,208 Hispanic students (29.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 28,008 undergraduate students (74.4%) and 9,653 graduate students (25.6%).
• Class Delivery: 6,027 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 17,894 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - San Jose State's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 18,280 male (48.54%) and 19,381 female (51.46%) students are attending San Jose State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 94.32.

By class level, 28,008 (74.37%) are undergraduate students and 9,653 (25.63%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 52.26% are male and 47.74% are female, while among graduate students, 37.75% are male and 62.25% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 6,028 White, 1,238 Black, and 12,740 Asian students out of a total of 37,661 are attending at San Jose State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

San Jose State University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 76.6% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, San Jose State has 811 students under 18 years old and 37 students over 65 years old. There are 26,454 students under 25 years old, and 11,207 students over 25 years old out of 37,661 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 811 students are younger than 18 and 7 students are older than 65. San Jose State has 23,872 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 4,136 students aged 25 and over.

It has 2,582 graduate students aged under 25 and 7,071 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At San Jose State University, 6,027 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 17,894 students are enrolled in some online courses.

5,082 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 945 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 28,008 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 3,353 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 11.97%.2,809 students have transferred in as full-time status and 544 students transferred in as part-time status.