At SJSU, software engineering is the most similar major to computer science. However, it has also become highly competitive in recent years.
For fall 2020, the eligibility index (= GPA * 800 + SATRW + SATM, where GPA is recalculated high school GPA like UC weighted-capped GPA; SJSU added 0.25 to GPA for applicants graduating high school in Santa Clara County) thresholds for admission to SJSU were:
3000 applied math – computational
3200 applied math – statistics
4300 computer engineering
4825 computer science
3000 mathematics
3100 mathematics, prep for teaching
2950 physics BA
2950 physics BS
4350 software engineering
Since CSUs will not be using SAT (or ACT) scores this coming year, it is likely that recalculated high school GPA alone will be the means of ranking applicants within majors and campuses.