Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering

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Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering
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Established1945 [1]
Parent institution
San Jose State University
Dean Sheryl Ehrman [2]
Academic staff
390 (Spring 2023) [3]
Students7,125 (Spring 2023) [3]
Undergraduates 4,837(Spring 2023) [3]
Postgraduates 2,288(Spring 2023) [3]
Location, ,
37°20′14″N121°52′54″W / 37.337100°N 121.881576°W / 37.337100; -121.881576
Campusurban
Website https://engineering.sjsu.edu/
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The Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering is one of the seven colleges under San Jose State University (SJSU) in downtown San Jose, California, United States. This college is located on the northeastern side of the main campus, which is in the heart of the Silicon Valley. The vast majority of their resources are located in a four-story building known as the "Engineering Building". The college is named after Charles W. Davidson, who donated US$15 million to the formerly known SJSU College of Engineering. Charles W. Davidson was a civil engineer for the City of San Jose and a real estate broker for companies he founded, such as DKD Property Management and L&D Construction. [4]

Contents

Rankings

Academics

ABET Programs [9]
ProgramFounded
Aerospace engineering 1989
Biomedical engineering 2014
Chemical engineering 1966
Civil engineering 1959
Computer engineering 1989
Computer science 1994
Electrical engineering 1959
Industrial engineering 1963
Materials science 1962
Mechanical engineering 1963
Software engineering 2016

The Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering provides fourteen undergraduate majors, seventeen Master's degrees, ten academic minors, and six academic certificates from thirteen engineering disciplines. [10]

San Jose State offers a double degree program in computer engineering where one earns a bachelor's (B.S.) and master's (M.S.) degree in five years. Students in this program are allowed to take graduate classes, complete only one project for graduation, and have guaranteed admission to the graduate program per completion of requirements. [11]

Admissions

Freshman Admission Statistics [12]
202020192018201720162015
Applicants5,5205,8456,4995,2115,3365,204
Admits3,7623,2073,2453,1532,7273,236
 % Admitted68.2%54.9%49.9%60.5%51.1%62.2%
Enrolled640547647718509815
 % Enrolled17.0%17.1%19.9%22.8%18.7%25.2%

The Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering generally has the same requirements as the whole university. San Jose State is objective for most applicants, where it primarily decides applicants based on GPA, SAT/ACT, and the rigor of classes taken during one's secondary school. State residency and graduating from a high school in the Santa Clara County are factors as well. Applicants who pose unique, personal circumstances may be given a different outlook on their application if and only if they apply to the Educational Opportunity Program at San Jose State. This college will weigh the SAT/ACT Math score more than the other sections during the admissions process. [13]

Facilities

Main facilities include: [14]

References

  1. "Guide to the San Jose State University Engineering Department Records". Online Archive of California. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. "New Dean Joins the Team". Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Enrollment by College". www.sjsu.edu/iesa/ir/dashboards/student.php. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  4. "SJSU College of Engineering Naming". Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Facts and Figures of the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering". Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  6. "Facts & Figures | Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering". www.sjsu.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  7. "2017 San Jose State University Rankings". Niche. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  8. "Engineering College receives Top Tier rankings in 2015 U.S. News & World Report". SJSU. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  9. "Accredited Engineering Programs in California". ABET . Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  10. "Catalog of Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering". San Jose State University. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  11. "BS + MS Blended Program in Computer Engineering". Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  12. "Academic Profile of the College of Engineering". Institutional Effectiveness & Analytics of San Jose State University. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  13. "Impaction for Undergraduate Admission". San Jose State University. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  14. "Facilities at the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering". Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering. Retrieved 30 May 2017.