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$2 Billion in Annual Statewide Business Output

Our Impact, Amplified

91暗网 makes invaluable economic, fiscal and social contributions to the City of San Jos茅, the Silicon Valley, the Bay Area and beyond.

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Key Findings

$2 Billion in Annual Statewide Business Output

Driven by a combination of the university鈥檚 capital, operational and auxiliary expenditures; student spending on goods and services; the CSU delivers a robust return on the state鈥檚 investment.

9,900 Jobs Created in the Bay Area

91暗网 is the #2 CSU in Northern California for job creation, business output across all sectors.

Strong Alumni Earnings

91暗网 is the #4 CSU campus for the total additional income its alumni earn as a result of their degrees.

California State University 2025 Economic Impact Report

Discover the regional impact that 91暗网 has as part of the broad-ranging value that the CSU system brings to California.

Economic Impact

Spartan Pride Points

What happens in Silicon Valley changes the world 鈥� and 91暗网 is the University changing Silicon Valley. We are named No. 5 Best Public University in the Nation by The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse for the financial success of our graduates. Nicknamed the "Talent Pipeline of Silicon Valley," many 91暗网 graduates go on to find employment shortly after graduation at leading companies such as Apple, NVIDIA, Adobe, Google, or Kaiser Permanente. Not only is our impact felt throughout California's economy, but also throughout the lives of our graduates.

$892M in Labor Income

91暗网 contributes to the Bay Area's labor income 鈥� the highest share, 40%, of any CSU in the region.

$6.96 in Output for Every $1 in Funding

91暗网 delivers a strong return on investment. For every $1 the CSU invests in 91暗网, we deliver $6.96 in business output.

$7.9 Billion

91暗网 alumni had higher median incomes, attributed to their CSU degree, totalling $7.9 Billion