San Jose State University is a comprehensive public university located in San Jose, California, United States. It is the founding school of the 23 Campus California State University (CSU) system, and holds the distinction of being the oldest public institution of higher education on the West Coast of the United States.
Address: 1 Washington Sq, San Jose, CA 95192, United States
Former names | Minn's Evening Normal School (1857–1862) California State Normal School (1862–87) State Normal School (1887–1921) State Teachers College at San Jose (1921–35) California State Colleges (1935) San Jose State College (1935–72) California State University, San Jose (1972–74) |
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| Motto | Powering Silicon Valley |
| Established | 1857 |
| Type | Public |
| Endowment | $119.3 million (2014) |
| Budget | $396.9 million |
| President | Mohammad Qayoumi |
| Provost | Andy Feinstein (Provost and V.P. of Academic Affairs) |
Academic staff | 1,978 (fall 2012) |
Administrative staff | 1,102 (fall 2012) |
| Students | 32,713 (fall 2014) |
| Undergraduates | 26,664 (fall 2014) |
| Postgraduates | 6,049 (fall 2014) |
| Location | San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Campus | Urban, 154 acres (62 ha) on main campus and 62 acres (25 ha) on south campus |
| Colors | Blue, Gold and White |
| Athletics | 18 Varsity SportsNCAA Division IMountain West Conference |
| Nickname | Spartans |
| Mascot | Sammy the Spartan |
| Affiliations | California State University system WASC AASCU |
| Website | www.sjsu.edu |
