San Jose State University

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San Jose State University seal
Motto Powering Silicon Valley
Established 1857
Type Public
Space-grant university
Endowment US$74.8 million (2012)[1]
President Mohammad Qayoumi
Students 31,278 (Fall 2013) [2]

Undergraduates 25,862 (Fall 2013)
Postgraduates 5,416 (Fall 2013)
Location San Jose, California, United States
Campus Urban, 154 acres (62 ha) on main campus and 62 acres (25 ha) on south campus
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)
Colors Gold, blue, and white
             
Nickname Spartans
Affiliations California State University system; Mountain West Conference (NCAA Division 1)
Website www.sjsu.edu