San Jose State University

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four-year institution public university research university

San Jose State University is a large public university in downtown San Jose known for its strong engineering, business, and professional programs and its role as a major feeder school for Silicon Valley.

Aliases (3)

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	four-year institution → public university → research university →
athleticsAssociation	NCAA Division I →
athleticsConference	Mountain West Conference →
campusLocation	downtown San Jose →
campusType	urban campus →
control	state →
country	United States →
formerName	California State Normal School → Minns Evening Normal School → San Jose State College →
foundingDate	1857 →
hasAcademicStaff	faculty →
hasCollege	Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering → College of Education → College of Health and Human Sciences → College of Humanities and the Arts → College of Professional and Global Education → College of Science → College of Social Sciences → Lucas College and Graduate School of Business →
hasColor	blue → gold →
hasLibrary	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library →
hasMascot	Sammy Spartan →
hasNotableAlumniIn	Olympic athletics → business leadership → technology industry →
hasSchool	School of Information → School of Journalism and Mass Communications →
hasStrongProgramIn	business → engineering → professional programs →
knownFor	applied, career-oriented education → being a major feeder school for Silicon Valley companies → close ties to the technology industry →
librarySharedWith	City of San Jose →
locatedIn	San Jose, California → Santa Clara County, California → Silicon Valley →
motto	Powering Silicon Valley →
offersDegree	bachelor's degree → doctoral degree → master's degree →
partOf	California State University system →
primaryServiceArea	Silicon Valley workforce needs →
regionServed	San Francisco Bay Area →
sportsNickname	Spartans →
state	California →
system	California State University →
type	public →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bettina Aptheker → Gaylord Nelson ("San Jose State College") → Gordon E. Moore ("San José State University") → Norman Mineta → Omid Kordestani → Peter Ueberroth → Ray Dolby →	educatedAt
San Francisco Bay Area → San Jose ("San José State University") →	hasUniversity
Santa Clara County →	containsUniversity
San Jose State University ("San Jose State College") →	formerName
California State University ("San José State University") →	hasCampus
Western Athletic Conference →	hasFormerMember
Silicon Valley →	hasInstitution
Mountain West Conference men's basketball →	hasMemberTeam
Northern California →	hasNotableInstitution
San Jose State Spartans football ("San José State University") →	representing
San Jose State Spartans football ("San Jose State") →	shortName
San Jose State Spartans football ("San José State University") →	university