Money magazine awards San José State University one of the America´s best colleges, with a general rate of 4.5 stars. The complete list, published in June 2023, resulted in a list of 736 colleges “where tuition is likely to pay off.”
For San José State University, the data were:
| SJSU | |
| • Acceptance rate | 84% |
| • Est. full price | $30,800 |
| • Est. price with average grant | $15,700 |
| • Graduation rate | 71% |
As analyzed in the article, “at 71%, its graduation rate is 9% higher than predicted based on its student demographics, according to Money’s analysis. Like much of the California State University system, SJSU is regularly recognized for its accessibility, and it scores well on multiple measures of economic and social mobility.”
In the Bay Area, only Stanford University and UC Berkeley received the 5 stars.
| Stanford U. | UC Berkeley | |
| • Acceptance rate | 4% | 14% |
| • Est. full price | $82,700 | $43,500 |
| • Est. price with average grant | $15,400 | $18,900 |
| • Graduation rate | 94% | 93% |
In 2020, San José State University was already awarded The Most Transformative College in the U.S. and CommUniverCity was then mentioned by that magazine, “Thousands of graduates are employed by top tech companies like Apple and Cisco, Del Casino [SJSU provost] says. Aside from the tech industry, the students get hands-on experience with neighborhood projects and local organizations through the CommUniverCity program, and hundreds of students work in the mayor’s office.“
Other relevant data from the same source:
| • Average price for low-income students | $10,200 |
| • Median student debt | $15,000 |
| • Early career earnings | $72,600 | • % of students who get any grants | 58% |
| • % earning more than a high school grad | 79% |
| • Average time to a degree | 4.8 years |
