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Transformation 2030: Positioning SJSU at the leading edge.

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Plan in Progress

Our dedicated steering committee and task forces are actively translating these high-level priorities into daily campus operations, policy shifts and systemic enhancements. Track our progress towards our 2030 benchmarks.

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Goals

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Engage and Educate

Attract unique and exceptional students, faculty, and staff to actively engage in a teaching, learning, and research environment supporting their interests as creators, innovators, change agents and champions of the social good in a diverse and changing world.

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Excel and Lead

Be an academic institution recognized for the leadership contributions of its faculty, staff, students and alumni to addressing important challenges in our fields of study and in the regional and global communities in which all SJSU community members serve.

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Grow and Thrive

Be an inclusive, welcoming, and caring  university community that attracts, retains and sustains faculty, staff members and students.

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Connect and Contribute

Be an impactful and dynamic urban university with strong connections locally and globally.

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Rebuild and Renew

Be a flourishing, downtown campus with modern infrastructure, campus spaces, technology and effective process infrastructure to support a growing university community.

40,042

Students enrolled in fall 2025 – a record high

87.8%

Fall-to-fall retention for first-year undergraduate students

18%

First-generation students enrolled in fall 2025

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Evolution of the Plan

As the first public university on the West Coast, SJSU continues to innovate through Transformation 2030. Together with students, faculty, staff and supporters, we are cementing our position as a nationally prominent public university defined by academic excellence, student success and global impact.

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Latest Updates

SJSU Achieves R2 Status

San José State University was recognized in February 2025 as an R2 research institution, achieving the coveted status in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. This designation marks a significant milestone in the university’s academic and research growth.

SJSU's Student and Faculty Dinner

A decade-old tradition connecting students with faculty over guided conversation has grown into on-campus resource centers for underrepresented students.

San José State’s Economic Impact

In addition to graduating thousands of Spartans every year, San José State contributes to the economic health of Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area, strengthening California’s key industries, ensuring alumni earn strong salaries, and preparing a skilled workforce essential to California’s economy.

What's next?

As we look ahead to 2030, SJSU will move from planning to implementation, positioning us at the leading edge of higher education. This includes infrastructure upgrades, campus-wide progress reviews and regional innovation summits with Silicon Valley industry leaders, alumni and civic partners to expand experiential learning networks and local workforce pipelines.