Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)
Non-Resident Tuition Discount
SJSU offers the WUE program (pronounced "woo-wee") to new students who want to engage in hands-on learning experiences in the heart of innovation.
The WUE program is an option for residents of participating Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) states to pay tuition fees at 150% of the regular California resident tuition rate.
Members of WICHE include:
- Alaska
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- North Dakota
- Oregon
- South Dakota
- Utah
- Washington
- Wyoming
Residents of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI) are also eligible to receive the special WUE tuition rate.
Attending SJSU through the WUE programs provides new Spartans with a more affordable path to obtain a degree from a truly transformative university.
Available Majors
Eligibility Requirements
New undergraduate students enrolling at SJSU for the first time Fall 2025 may apply for WUE if they meet the following requirements:
First Time/First Year (Freshman)
Freshman applicants must meet the non-CA resident CSU and SJSU admission requirements.
Upper Division Transfer
Upper Division Transfer applicants must meet CSU and SJSU admission requirements.
Additional Requirements
- The WUE Program is only open to U.S. Citizens and non-citizens legally present in the United States. Students planning to study at SJSU with an F or J visa type will not be eligible for the WUE program.
- Students pursuing a second bachelor’s degree, credential, master’s, doctoral, or Extended University program are not eligible to participate in WUE.
- WUE students are not eligible for California resident tuition. Students cannot apply time accrued while participating in the WUE program to establish California residency.
Applying for SJSU's WUE Program
- Submit an application for admission to SJSU at Cal State Apply. You must apply to one of the SJSU Majors accepting WUE students to be considered for the WUE program.
- After admission to SJSU, we will provide information about the WUE application process directly via MySJSU.
Maintaining WUE Status
- Maintain satisfactory academic progress
- Be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student
- Maintain non-residency status of California for tuition purposes
- Maintain full-time enrollment (at least 12 units) each fall and spring semester and maintain a minimum 2.0 cumulative institutional GPA
Program Duration
- First-time freshmen can receive the WUE award for 4 years
- Transfer students can receive the WUE award for 2 years
Cost of Tuition (per academic year)
| Tuition Type | Tuition & Fees | Total |
| Resident Tuition | $6,084 (tuition) + $2,326 (fees) | $8,410 |
| Non-Resident Tuition | $8,410 (tuition) + $10,080* | $18,490 |
| WUE Tuition** | $9,126 (tuition) + $2,326 (fees) | $11,452 |
