It calls itself the oldest public university in the western United States and is the founding campus of the California State University. The main campus covers about 154 acres, roughly 19 city blocks, and shares the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library with the city.
Questions people ask
When did San José State come to San Jose?
In 1871, when the State Normal School moved to Washington Square.
What is Speed City?
The nickname of its track program under coach Bud Winter, which produced Tommie Smith, John Carlos and Lee Evans.