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Engineering (all) at San Jose State University

San Jose State University graduates about 854 engineering majors a year, 12% of its graduating class. That puts it 224th of 434 schools we score for engineering, a solid program at 54 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $8 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

54/100Solid#224 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year85412% of the class
Research in the field$8Ma year, NSF
Admit rate80%whole school
SAT middle 50%1010–1270whole school

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Where engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: University Technology Services, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering.

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 engineering ranking

  1. Christopher Newport University 56
  2. Miami University–Oxford 55
  3. Merrimack College 55
  4. University of Maryland Eastern Shore 55
  5. California State University, Long Beach 54
  6. Indiana University Indianapolis 54
  7. Oakland University 54
  8. Bradley University 54

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 engineering. 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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