Our Progress
Our strategic plan, Transformation 2030, guides our path as we strive for excellence in student success, academic innovation and community engagement. This section provides an overview of our current standing and key achievements. We invite you to explore the data and stories that illustrate our progress toward the future we are building together at SJSU.
- Goal 1: Engage and Educate
- Goal 2: Excel and Lead
- Goal 3: Grow and Thrive
- Goal 4: Connect and Contribute
- Goal 5: Rebuild and Renew
Goal 1: Engage and Educate
Year TermTotal EnrollmentYearly Change (#)Yearly Change (%)Trend
| Fall 2025 | 40,042 | +2,381 | +6.32% | ↑ |
| Fall 2024 | 37,661 | +1,599 | +4.43% | ↑ |
| Fall 2023 | 36,062 | +311 | +0.87% | ↑ |
| Fall 2022 | 35,751 | -1,382 | -3.72% | ↓ |
| Fall 2021 | 37,133 | +923 | +2.55% | ↑ |
| Fall 2020 | 36,210 | +124 | +0.34% | ↑ |
| Fall 2019 | 36,086 | - | - | - |
SJSU is experiencing strong enrollment growth while maintaining high levels of student retention across freshmen, transfer and graduate populations.
Retention patterns show particularly strong longer-term persistence among transfer and graduate students, while first-time freshmen experience greater attrition after the first year.
Graduation outcomes demonstrate substantial continued degree completion over time, especially as students move beyond the earliest graduation milestone.
Together, the metrics point to a strong foundation in attracting and retaining students, with continued opportunity to strengthen persistence and timely completion.
Goal 2: Excel and Lead
HERD Research Expenditures by Fiscal Year
Goal 3: Grow and Thrive
SJSU Cares 2024-25 Annual Report - Student Cases by Level
Goal 4: Connect and Contribute
First Destination Career Outcomes - Class of 2025
Goal 5: Rebuild and Renew
Higher Education Information Security Council (HEISC) Score
