<p>Civil engineering was one of the hardest majors to get into at SJSU for fall 2012:
[SJSU</a> Admission](<a href=“http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/narr/admission/rec-916.html]SJSU”>http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/narr/admission/rec-916.html)</p>
<p>Your CSU eligibility index based on your approximate UC/CSU GPA of 3.4 and projected SAT CR+M of 1170 would be 3.4 * 800 + 1170 = 3890, which would not have resulted in admission to SJSU civil engineering that needed a 4100 for fall 2012. (Of course, the threshold can change for fall 2013 and fall 2014.)</p>
<p>Note that all CSUs require a minimum CSU eligibility index of 3502 for out-of-state applicance. UCs require a minimum GPA of 3.4 for out-of-state applicants.</p>
<p>UCs are also significantly more expensive than CSUs. Be sure to run the net price calculator at each school’s web site well before you finalize your application list.</p>