San Jose State University enrolled nearly 40,000 students for fall 2025, an 8% increase from last year and the highest enrollment for a single academic term in the university's 168-year history. The university welcomed more than 5,100 first-year students, 3,600 transfer students and 8,700 new undergraduate students overall. Online program enrollment reached 850 students, a 30% increase, while professional and continuing education enrollment hit nearly 5,000. Last year saw smaller increases and was attributed to proactive workshops, communication and staff assistance after federal financial aid form errors. The university faces federal scrutiny and an investigation related to allowing transgender athletes to compete.
The university said Monday nearly 40,000 students enrolled at San Jose State for the fall semester - an 8% increase from last year and the highest enrollment total for a single academic term in the university's 168-year history. San Jose State also said it welcomed its largest-ever classes of first-year students, transfers and undergraduate students, with more than 5,100 first-year students, 3,600 transfer students and a total of 8,700 new undergraduate students.
SJSU said it also saw a record number of students enrolled in its online programs for the fall 2025 semester, with 850 students enrolled - a 30% increase from last year. The university said its professional and continuing education programs - post-secondary learning opportunities for working adults - saw an all-time high of nearly 5,000 students enrolled. The announcement comes as San Jose State University is one of many universities across the state and nation facing increasing scrutiny by the Trump administration.
Last year, the university saw a 3.7% increase in total fall enrollment and a 2.8% increase in freshman enrollment for the fall 2024 semester, despite concerns that errors in the federal financial aid form and resulting application delays would cause a widespread drop in enrollment. San Jose State credited last year's enrollment boost to the university's proactive workshops, communication and staff efforts to counteract the national error.
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