San Jose State Reviews

Campus is continually under construction and spending way too much money on unneeded things, while neglecting actual needs. Professors are fantastic, the school itself? Not so much.

SJSU... I've had too many memories here. Some good, some bad, but overall it was just ok. I'm a little pissed about having to pay for the new SU but not getting a chance to use it before I graduated. I had the cheapest healthcare around but getting a appointment could be a pain during peak seasons.

its okay, could be better. the business courses are typically quite good especially for preparing you to enter the job market. The school's faculty are terribly disorganized, everybody i've talked to has had problems, one even paying an extra 1.5k he shouldnt have had to pay. After having lived in the dorms for a full 2 semesters my first order of business was getting out of them, they are good for making friends, but the service is terrible. I would recommend going here, just be prepared to have to go into various school offices to make them fix any errors they make. Also the wifi is consistantly bad.

Parking sucks... no parking after 9 am. Furthermore, more than 32,000 students are enrolled and SJSU cannot handle that many students.

Impossible to find a parking space anywhere after 8AM. I had to Uber even with the expensive parking permit I bought for the semester m.

Good place to study and to have a walk with someone

I'm a student here you get your education which is fair but its really crammed geographically and staff can be not cooperative at times. Oh and there's always construction going on which is really annoying at times.

Wonderful campus! There was an event held here in the theatre, it's a wonderful place.

Have amazing buildings, gardens and the security officers in the campus are polite and helpful

It's a holiday, the campus is very quiet and comfortable

One of the best places to study for tech programs. Its a second home. Great location, Lots of Jobs/Internships. Awesome weather too.

The university campus is open to everyone, means you can come here for a walk around the gardens of the university. It's well maintained and almost feels like a super mini version of Stanford due to the historical architecture, all the green and the palm trees. Good place to relax and get your step counter up. Also check out the library which is open to public.

Just visited the University as I was in the neighborhood. Very beautiful campus, located conveniently in the heart of San Jose downtown area. Although a public University, I'm sure it must still be very expensive to study here as I figured. However, close proximity to Silicon valley means lots of jobs, which ensures student placement. Overall, should be a great school to go if you're looking to major in Computer Science or related disciplines! Go SJSU Spartans!

I have a B.A. from this university. I lived the experience and value the education I received. Go Spartans!

Don't listen to paid comments. Its not good university. Professors and School are below par. Even San Francisco State is similar, my cousin was there.

Some of the students seems lost, don't know what to do. But there is spirit, the community is looking for purpose and I believe that purpose will soon be found.

Library is the best. Too many homeless people though...

Small csu. Everything condensed into a large block. have to be careful at night because it is located next to downtown. Graduated here with BA and MA. Lots of food places located around the school.

I have been going to school here for the past 3 years and I've never had a bad professor or any incident that would give me the impression that this school is anything otherwise. I love how most professors are concerned with their student's ability to pass the class.

Great university with nice professors and wonderful academic life!!!

gr8 location...and very good place for s/w and computer engnrs

Guys I respect San Jose University as it has given a special tribute to Tommie Smith and John Carlos

I went to school there back in 1985. I have many good memories. Especially of Sigma Nu Fraternity of which I am a member.

Campus is split apart oddly. Hard to find parking. Bad administration. Still a good school for engineering though.

I graduated from San Jose State University in 2012 with a Degree in Art History and Visual Culture. Here is my overall take away from my time spent there. The Good: If you live in the area already, SJSU is pretty convenient. I was lucky enough to live near light trail so the included transit pass was great. Tuition at any university these days is going to be eye watering at best, but taking that into consideration the cost is not as bad as some other CSUs. Education is largely what you make of it, but for the most part the quality of the curriculum and the professors who work at SJSU are pretty high. I can think of only a few classes that were really not up to par out of everything I took there. Facilities in general are pretty decent. Its a crowded school without question but I never felt overwhelmed by it. Now the bad: The administration is painful at times. This become apparent on day 1 when I was placed in the wrong orientation group and forced to sit through seminars on classes I would never take. It continued all the way through the last day when the administration somehow lost track of a PE class I took and tried to tell me I couldn't graduate despite the fact that it was on their own transcript. Overall take away its a decent education if you put the effort in.

Nice clean campus, classes are well maintained and a decent cafeteria

Event center was great for FIRST robotics competition. Student Union had plenty of food options.

Great school with a great atmosphere for learning. Professors are all top notch, however administration can be difficult at times

Good school, good library. Surrounding area has been improving so there are things to do.

College is what you make it. When I first got to SJSU as an 18 year old I had a lot of growing up to do. Over time, I grew up and I can attest a lot of those experiences to SJSU and my experience there. I came across some of the best friends I've ever made, had a great time, learned a lot, and most importantly, I can look back on it and smile. Since it is a State School, it isn't without it's faults, but every CSU school has some degree of faults. I had about 3 or 4 bad instructors during my time there, which to me isn't much given the amount of classes a college student will take cumlatively. I had far more quality instructors and professors during my time at SJSU. If I had a son or daughter and they wanted to attend to SJSU, I'd send them.

A campus full of nostalgic memories. After transferring, I went to Business finance for 2 years. And it was a valuable opportunity to realize that I was not suitable for finance.

I love my university. Sure it gets packed but I like the environment!

I am an international freshman. The OFFICE told me that i have an important test(elm ept) on July 14th( no warning of date may be changed). I was told by the OFFICE, they should offer the most official info right? After I booked my flight on July 13th to the U.S. They just suddenly told me I can not take the test on July 14th. NO warning No mentioned that the date may change. They just told me the test on July 14th is canceled. I asked them to pay my loss but they rejected. So the only thing I can do is to watch my $1000( the ticket can not be refund) wasted.
And they let me pay $200 for the orientation.....
I also see lots of comments that saying how terrible the education is in SJSU, I think I need to choose another University instead of going to SJSU.

Very nice campus and gives the feeling of space in city. However, the paint is chipping from the walls. There are good places to eat nearby because it's literally in the downtown.

Don't listen to others, avoid this school. Paying for one of the most expensive CSU campus's you'd expect at least some sort of effort from the university to help you graduate. When it the complete opposite and put up as many obstacles as possible to prevent graduation.

Worth a visit if you have a day to kill in San Jose

The weather is very good, not hot and not too cold.

Very good place for engineers since it is located in Silicon Valley. However, the university location is not very safe since it is located in downtown. Very hard to find parking if you class in the morning even if you paid for parking permit for the whole semester. The library is good but I wish it was not open to public most of the first and second floors are occupied by weird and homeless people.

This was a very nice campus to walk through. Some of the construction is a bit unsightly and some of the surrounding areas are a bit sketch, so exercise caution, but this campus is really worth taking a look at.

The schooling is great I am an engineering student and have had some success at SJSU! Professors and some staff are very nice to work with. HOWEVER, that is where it ends. The bureaucratic offices are horrible. Such as Housing at SJSU. Housing sucks! They refuse to aid the student. All complaints are either dealt with and solved in about a month or not at all. The WiFi that I pay for is garbage and hardly works ever, and when it does it s only at 3am. The food is also not great. I over hear that all the food is local which is completely not true it s from Sysco and another large food transport. Overall it is definitely not worth the money to live on campus because it SUCKS! I can only speak for CVC and it truly sucks. I ve had a horrible experience here.

My grandfather used to work for SJSU along time ago

SJSU is a nice open campus that is located in the middle of downtown San Jose. The library is several stories tall and serves as a university library and public library.

Graduated SJSU June 1961 Business & Industrial Management. Competed in gymnastics.

Be careful agents. Don't do any business with the school, their administrative is extremely slow and don't have any knowledge at all. They don't know market and they request to pay tuition before issuing any documentation. Very bad experience with this school.

very happy with my experience in taking classes here. The professors I had were passionate about their work and experts in their fields.

Beautiful campus, always under construction. Heard most of the faculty is lacking with their instruction and helpfulness throughout the college.

San Jose State University is a awesome place with all kind of things to do on your free time and the are places to go all over the place.

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I study engineering and I feel that overall I end up teaching myself everything I need to know. Which I guess is a valuable skill, but not the one I should be paying for.

My alma mater. Good school though somewhat unsafe at night

I'm excited to begin college at SJSU! Campus is beautiful!

yay school! i had a pretty good time here, great faculty and campus

I have applied for Fall term and submitted all my documents in time(2 months prior to the last date). But finally I received an email saying that my application is rejected due to insufficient documents. When I called admission people, I understood that they have not gone through my application at all. Which is a waste of money and time for me. And, I never received any communication from them asking for my documents. When I proved that they have received my documents very early, they simply told that they are not in position to do anything.

My suggestion is this for whoever are applying to this university. If anyone wants to apply or had applied, do not leave them just by sending the documents and e-mailing. You have to call your departments' data specialist on phone everyday and get a confirmation on your application status. Somehow, let them know that you are waiting for your application status. If possible, mail everybody and call everybody in the admissions department. Otherwise, they will not know that you have submitted an application.

Their mistake is costing me 1 year waste of time (applied in Jan, 2015 for Fall. Rejected for Fall). So, no chances os studying in 2015 as the deadlines for other universities are also closed.