Transfer Impaction Results
Fall 2025 Impaction Results by Major
All majors at SJSU are impacted for transfers, meaning that all applicants compete for space in the major, based on the applicant's cumulative GPA for all transferable courses completed at the time of application.
For Fall 2025, many of our majors had the capacity to admit all CSU-eligible applicants.
All transfer applicants are ranked by major based on self-reported grade point average (GPA) (as submitted on SJSU's supplemental application) and offered admission in sufficient numbers to meet that individual major's capacity. Please note that SJSU did not consider any updates made to your CalStateApply application after submission.
Additional preference was given to local applicants through a 0.25 GPA increase for those who earned the majority of their transferable units from a college in Santa Clara or Santa Cruz county.
SJSU began admitting Fall applicants in early February Please check MySJSU for updates to your admission status and messages posted about our progress in our admission process. Applicants in a Decision Pending (DP) status are still under consideration for admission.
Additional Impaction Review Criteria
Some SJSU programs gave preference to transfer applicants who completed program-specific preparatory courses. Please see the programs with supplemental coursework section below for the impaction results for those majors. For these majors, applicants were ranked on a combination of the self-reported GPA and coursework completed.
Alternate Major Consideration
SJSU will admit an applicant to their alternate major only if there is additional capacity beyond those admitted as a primary major. This means that you might meet the threshold for your alternate major, but because there is no additional enrollment capacity in that major, your application will be withdrawn as unaccommodated.
| Program (Major) | Admit to Program Threshold |
|---|---|
| Advertising | 2.00 |
| Aerospace Engineering♦ | See below |
| African-American Studies | 2.00 |
| Animation & IllustrationΔ^ | 3.90Δ |
| Anthropology | 2.00 |
| Applied Math - Applied & Computational | See below |
| Art History and Visual Culture | 2.00 |
| Art - Digital Media Art | 2.00 |
| Art - Photography | 2.00 |
| Art - Pictorial Arts | 2.00 |
| Art - Spatial Arts | 2.00 |
| Art - Studio - Prep for Teaching, SS | 2.00 |
| Art - Studio Practice | 2.00 |
| Asian American Studies | 2.00 |
| Aviation | See below |
| Behavioral Science | 2.00 |
| Biological Sciences | See below |
| Biological Sciences - Microbiology | See below |
| Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology | See below |
| Biological Sciences - Systems Physiology | See below |
| Biomedical Engineering♦ | See below |
| Business Admin. - All Concentrations | See below |
| Chemical Engineering♦ | See below |
| Chemistry - Biochemistry | See below |
| Chemistry, B.A. | See below |
| Chemistry, B.S. | See below |
| Chicana and Chicano Studies | 2.00 |
| Child & Adolescent Dev. - Prep for Teaching, MS | 2.00 |
| Child & Adolescent Development | 2.00 |
| Chinese | 2.00 |
| Civil Engineering♦ | See below |
| Communication Studies | 2.00 |
| Communicative Disorders & Sciences | 2.00 |
| Computer Engineering♦ | See below |
| Computer Science^ | See below |
| Computer Science & Linguistics^ | See below |
| Creative Arts | 2.00 |
| Dance | 2.00 |
| Data Science^ | See below |
| Design Studies | 2.00 |
| Earth Systems Science | See below |
| Ecology & Evolution | See below |
| Economics, B.A. | 2.00 |
| Economics, B.S. | 2.00 |
| Electrical Engineering♦ | See below |
| Engineering Tech - Computer Network System Mgmt | See below |
| Engineering Tech - Manufacturing Systems | See below |
| English | 2.00 |
| English - Professional and Technical Writing | 2.00 |
| English - Creative Writing | 2.00 |
| English - Prep for Teaching, SS | 2.00 |
| Environmental Studies - all concentrations | 2.00 |
| Forensic Science - Biology | 2.00 |
| Forensic Science - Chemistry | 2.00 |
| Forensic Science - Crime Scene Investigation | 2.00 |
| Forensic Science - Digital Evidence | 2.00 |
| French | 2.00 |
| Geographic Information Science | 2.00 |
| Geography | 2.00 |
| Geology | See below |
| Global Studies | 2.00 |
| History | 2.00 |
| Humanities - American Studies | 2.00 |
| Humanities - Liberal Arts | 2.00 |
| Humanities - Religious Studies | 2.00 |
| Industrial & Systems Engineering♦ | See below |
| Interdisciplinary Engineering♦ | See below |
| Japanese | 2.00 |
| Journalism | 2.00 |
| Justice Studies | 2.00 |
| Justice Studies - Criminology | 2.00 |
| Kinesiology | See below |
| Kinesiology - Prep for Teaching, SS | See below |
| Liberal Studies - Integrated Teacher Ed. | 2.00 |
| Liberal Studies - Integrated Teacher Ed. Spanish Bilingual | 2.00 |
| Liberal Studies - Prep for Teaching, MS | 2.00 |
| Linguistics | 2.00 |
| Marine Biology | See below |
| Materials Engineering♦ | See below |
| Mathematics | See below |
| Mathematics - Integrated Teacher Prep | See below |
| Mechanical Engineering♦^ | See Below |
| Meteorology | See below |
| Meteorology - Climate Science | See below |
| Music, B.A. | 2.00 |
| Music, B.M. - Composition | 2.00 |
| Music, B.M. - Jazz Studies | 2.00 |
| Music, B.M. - Music Education | 2.00 |
| Music, B.M. - Performance | 2.00 |
| Nursing - Undeclared Pre-Nursing | See below |
| Nutritional Science - Applied Nutrition and Food Sci. | 2.00 |
| Nutritional Science - Dietetics | 3.00 |
| Nutritional Science - Food Management | 2.00 |
| Packaging | 2.00 |
| Philosophy | 2.00 |
| Physics, B.A. | See below |
| Physics, B.S. | See below |
| Physics - Prep for Teaching, SS | See below |
| Political Science | 2.00 |
| Psychology, B.A. | See below |
| Public Health | See below |
| Public Health - Community Health | See below |
| Public Health - Population Data Science | See below |
| Public Relations | 2.00 |
| Social Science - Prep for Teaching, MS | 2.00 |
| Social Work | See below |
| Sociology | 2.00 |
| Software Engineering♦^ | See below |
| Spanish | 2.00 |
| Statistics | See below |
| Television, Radio, Film | 2.00 |
| Theatre Arts | 2.00 |
| Undeclared - Pre-Nursing^ | See below |
| Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies | 2.00 |
Impaction Results for Programs with Supplemental Coursework
Applicants to the majors below were ranked on a combination of self-reported GPA and major-specific coursework completed.
Aerospace Engineering
♦Applicants were considered for admission to this major only if they completed these required courses: Math 30, Math 31, Physics 50
All CSU eligible applicants who completed the required courses were admitted.
Animation & Illustration
Δ Applicants to this major were required to complete supplemental drawing exercises to be considered for admission.
^This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.
Applied Math - Applied and Computational
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
Aviation
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
Biological Sciences - all concentrations
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
Biomedical Engineering
♦Applicants were considered for admission to this major only if they completed these required courses: Math 30, Math 31, Physics 50
All CSU eligible applicants who completed the required courses were admitted.
Business Administration - All Concentrations
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
Chemical Engineering
♦Applicants were considered for admission to this major only if they completed these required courses: Math 30, Math 31, Physics 50
All CSU eligible applicants who completed the required courses were admitted.
Chemistry, B.A.
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
Chemistry, B.S.
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
Chemistry - Biochemistry
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
Civil Engineering
♦Applicants were considered for admission to this major only if they completed these required courses: Math 30, Math 31, Physics 50
All CSU eligible applicants who completed the required courses were admitted.
Computer Engineering
♦Applicants were considered for admission to this major only if they completed these required courses: Math 30, Math 31, Physics 50, Computer/Electrical Engineering 30
All CSU eligible applicants who completed the required courses were admitted.
Computer Science
Applicants who completed five course requirements were admitted above a 3.90 GPA.
Applicants who completed four course requirements were admitted above a 4.10 GPA.**
Applicants who completed three course requirements were admitted above a 4.30 GPA.**
This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants with fewer than three course requirements completed.
^This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.
Computer Science & Linguistics
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
^This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.
Data Science
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
^This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.
Earth Systems Science
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
Ecology and Evolution
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
Electrical Engineering
♦Applicants were considered for admission to this major only if they completed these required courses: Math 30, Math 31, Physics 50
All CSU eligible applicants who completed the required courses were admitted.
Engineering Technology - Computer Network System Management
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
Engineering Technology - Manufacturing Systems
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
Geology
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
Industrial & Systems Engineering
♦Applicants were considered for admission to this major only if they completed these required courses: Math 30, Math 31, Physics 50
All CSU eligible applicants who completed the required courses were admitted.
Interdisciplinary Engineering
♦Applicants were considered for admission to this major only if they completed these required courses: Math 30, Math 31, Physics 50
All CSU eligible applicants who completed the required courses were admitted.
Kinesiology
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
Kinesiology - Prep for Teaching
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
Marine Biology
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
Materials Engineering
♦Applicants were considered for admission to this major only if they completed these required courses: Math 30, Math 31, Physics 50
All CSU eligible applicants who completed the required courses were admitted.
Mathematics
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
Mathematics - Integrated Teacher Preparation
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
Mechanical Engineering
♦Applicants were considered for admission to this major only if they completed these required courses: Math 30, Math 31, Physics 50
Applicants who completed the required courses listed above and four additional course requirements were admitted above a 3.20 GPA.
Applicants who completed the required courses listed above and three additional course requirements were admitted above a 3.40 GPA.
Applicants who completed the required courses listed above and two additional course requirements were admitted above a 3.60 GPA.
Applicants who completed the required courses listed above and one additional course requirement were admitted above a 3.80 GPA.
Applicants who completed the required courses listed above and did not complete any additional course requirements were admitted above a 4.0 GPA.
^This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.
Meteorology
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
Meteorology - Climate Science
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
Nursing - Pre-Nursing Undeclared
Applicants who completed five course requirements were admitted above a 3.00 GPA.
Applicants who completed four course requirements were admitted above a 4.00 GPA.
This program did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants with fewer than four course requirements completed.
^This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.
Physics
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
Psychology
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
Public Health
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
Public Health - Community Health
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
Public Health - Population Data Science
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
Social Work
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
Software Engineering
♦Applicants were considered for admission to this major only if they completed these required courses: Math 30, Math 31
Applicants who completed the required courses listed above and four additional course requirements were admitted above a 3.20 GPA.
Applicants who completed the required courses listed above and three additional course requirements were admitted above a 3.40 GPA.
Applicants who completed the required courses listed above and two additional course requirements were admitted above a 3.60 GPA.
Applicants who completed the required courses listed above and one additional course requirement were admitted above a 3.80 GPA.
Applicants who completed the required courses listed above and did not complete any additional course requirements were admitted above a 4.0 GPA.
^This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.
Statistics
All CSU Eligible applicants were admitted.
**Applicants could achieve a GPA higher than 4.0 if they are a local applicant and/or they have earned an Associate Degree for Transfer in a similar degree program.
