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Public policy & social work at San Jose State University

San Jose State University graduates about 54 public policy & social work majors a year. That puts it 261st of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a solid program at 50 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

50/100Solid#261 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year54under 1% of the class
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate80%whole school
SAT middle 50%1010–1270whole school

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Where public policy & social work happens

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 public policy & social work ranking

  1. University of Michigan–Flint 51
  2. University of Southern Maine 51
  3. Gordon College 51
  4. Cleveland State University 50
  5. California State University–San Bernardino 50
  6. Mercy University 50
  7. Texas Southern University 50
  8. Alcorn State University 50

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 public policy & social work. 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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