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Business & finance at San Jose State University

San Jose State University graduates about 1,697 business & finance majors a year, 23% of its graduating class. That puts it 271st of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a solid program at 57 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 165 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 83% of the schools we've counted. Research spending in the field runs about $12 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

57/100Solid#271 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year1,69723% of the class
Courses in the catalog165more than 83% of schools
Research in the field$12Ma year, NSF
Admit rate80%whole school
SAT middle 50%1010–1270whole school

Around San Jose State University

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Where business & finance happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Business Tower, Boccardo Business Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 90 · Library 6 · Dining 3 · Athletics 3 · Dorm 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Whittier College 58
  2. Drew University 58
  3. Hampden-Sydney College 58
  4. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 58
  5. University of Hawaii at Manoa 57
  6. University of Mary Washington 57
  7. University of Dallas 57
  8. Milwaukee School of Engineering 57

Other strong majors at San Jose State University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares San Jose State University with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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