Santa Clara University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)
Population 2,800,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 170 (98% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,056 (89%)
Days Without Precipitation 307 (95% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,559
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 56%
From Region 5%
Athletes 396 (6.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 37%
Asian 21%
Hispanic 20%
Mixed 9%
International 8%
Black 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 816 43% 42% 17% 4% 18% 7% $92,684 91 +1.65 85 96%
Engineering Physics 4 — 75% 25% 0% 25% 0% 0% $116,695 86 +0.87 97 — — — — —
Computer Science 119 +2 73% 21% 44% 3% 6% 20% $132,425 70 +0.22 99 97% — — — —
Chemistry 4 +1 50% 25% 0% 0% 25% 25% $80,902 88 +0.90 72 — — — — —
Mathematics 13 +6 62% 23% 15% 0% 23% 23% $81,766 54 -0.14 73 100% — — — —
Physics 3 — 33% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $85,606 62 +0.15 78 — — — — —
Biochemistry 14 +1 57% 50% 21% 0% 7% 0% $83,080 92 +1.03 75 — — — — —
Biology 59 +5 37% 27% 25% 10% 25% 5% $89,694 98 +2.70 82 92% — — — —
Neuroscience 24 +2 25% 33% 12% 8% 21% 8% $87,923 97 +1.84 81 — — — — —
Environmental Science 18 — 50% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $73,113 96 +1.82 57 100% — — — —
Environmental Studies 21 — 24% 62% 14% 5% 10% 5% $73,113 96 +1.82 57 100% — — — —
Public Health Science 60 +12 17% 42% 18% 7% 18% 2% $88,558 98 +2.17 81 100% — — — —
Economics 86 +10 71% 49% 14% 1% 19% 7% $118,450 79 +0.77 97 93% — — — —
Classics 3 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,582 91 +1.24 49 — — — — —
English 20 +6 20% 45% 10% 5% 30% 0% $64,360 94 +1.46 34 87% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 5 +1 20% 20% 0% 0% 40% 0% $66,889 72 +0.61 41 — — — — —
French — +7 — — — — — — $70,415 89 +1.10 51 — — — — —
Gender and Sexuality Studies — +3 — — — — — — $68,302 95 +1.48 45 — — — — —
History 14 +3 64% 50% 21% 0% 21% 0% $68,901 90 +1.17 47 — — — — —
Italian 1 +3 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $70,889 90 +1.15 52 — — — — —
Philosophy 12 +12 75% 50% 8% 0% 33% 8% $69,004 78 +0.57 47 — — — — —
Religious Studies 2 +3 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $66,111 97 +1.88 39 — — — — —
Spanish 4 +10 25% 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% $70,106 89 +1.08 50 — — — — —
Anthropology 3 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $67,090 91 +0.93 42 — — — — —
Child Studies 16 +7 6% 56% 12% 0% 25% 6% $64,733 98 +1.36 35 — — — — —
Communication 103 +12 28% 53% 10% 2% 18% 8% $87,096 98 +2.35 80 96% — — — —
Political Science 68 +16 43% 56% 3% 3% 22% 0% $97,196 94 +1.84 88 96% — — — —
Psychology 102 +10 34% 47% 16% 3% 12% 4% $78,816 100 +3.60 69 94% — — — —
Sociology 12 +3 25% 25% 0% 0% 25% 17% $57,917 62 +0.09 18 95% — — — —
Art History 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $46,965 36 -0.38 4 — — — — —
Music 4 +4 75% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $47,037 50 +0.03 4 — — — — —
Studio Art 13 +2 31% 8% 38% 8% 23% 0% $47,412 54 +0.06 4 — — — — —
Theatre 5 +4 0% 40% 0% 20% 40% 0% $38,939 25 -0.55 2 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Leavey School of Business 439 57% 45% 18% 2% 20% 5% $108,910 97 +1.00 94 96%
Accounting 48 — 52% 44% 23% 0% 25% 2% $128,124 99 +2.66 99 97% — — — —
Accounting & Information Systems — — — — — — — — $128,124 99 +2.66 99 97% — — — —
Economics 24 — 88% 46% 17% 0% 29% 0% $110,810 73 +0.48 95 — — — — —
Finance 226 — 73% 49% 17% 2% 17% 7% $112,695 81 +0.47 96 95% — — — —
Management & Entrepreneurship 40 — 45% 32% 20% 0% 28% 5% $85,274 77 +0.40 78 94% — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $147,037 99 +3.13 100 — — — — —
Marketing 101 — 22% 42% 19% 2% 20% 5% $100,222 98 +1.76 90 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Engineering 346 68% 27% 34% 3% 15% 7% $133,532 100 +1.29 99 98%
Bioengineering 27 — 59% 33% 30% 4% 15% 0% $95,818 42 -0.25 87 100% — — — —
Civil, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering 28 — 61% 39% 11% 4% 29% 4% $98,822 84 +0.93 89 100% — — — —
Computer Hardware Engineering 20 +2 85% 25% 35% 5% 10% 0% $162,055 98 +2.12 100 98% — — — —
Electrical & Computer Engineering 89 — 75% 22% 42% 1% 13% 6% $162,055 98 +2.12 100 98% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 11 — 100% 45% 36% 0% 9% 9% $145,443 91 +1.34 99 100% — — — —
General Engineering 7 — 71% 71% 14% 0% 14% 0% $107,333 82 +0.67 94 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 67 — 79% 39% 24% 1% 19% 7% $114,549 96 +1.93 96 97% — — — —
Computer Science and Engineering 85 — 51% 13% 46% 6% 9% 15% $138,038 72 +0.38 99 — — — — —
Web Design and Engineering 12 — 58% 17% 25% 0% 33% 0% $118,741 95 +1.33 97 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $67,487
ROI Percentile 93th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 94%
4-Year Graduation Rate 81%
6-Year Graduation Rate 88%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 32.8% 525 59% 46% 18% 2% 20% 6% $110,473 92 +0.96 95 95% —
Social Sciences 19.0% 304 32% 50% 10% 2% 18% 5% $84,051 98 +2.50 77 95% —
Engineering 15.8% 253 75% 32% 30% 2% 16% 5% $132,454 99 +1.59 99 98% —
Computer Science 13.5% 216 63% 18% 44% 4% 9% 17% $133,874 81 +0.35 99 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.1% 97 37% 32% 22% 8% 22% 5% $88,301 99 +2.24 81 92% —
Humanities 3.8% 61 41% 46% 10% 2% 33% 2% $67,321 92 +1.12 43 87% —
Health Sciences 3.7% 60 17% 42% 18% 7% 18% 2% $88,558 84 +2.17 81 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.4% 39 36% 64% 8% 3% 13% 3% $73,113 93 +1.82 57 100% —
Arts 1.6% 26 27% 35% 19% 8% 23% 4% $45,656 21 -0.13 4 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 20 55% 25% 10% 5% 25% 20% $82,169 55 +0.11 74 100% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $4.2M #222 36% $0.3M 7 #193 61 6
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.3M #299 29% $0.0M 3 #297 — —
Education $1.1M #226 63% $0 14 #276 — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.9M #375 62% $0 — — — 3
Life & Natural Sciences $0.4M #407 81% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #237 31% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.1M #379 27% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Total $8.0M #330 44% $0.3M 24 #356 61 9

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 41 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Rowing 40 $573K $573K $0
Soccer 29 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Water Polo 27 $638K $638K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 24 $71K $71K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 24 $71K $71K $0
Cross Country 22 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 16 $6.0M $6.0M $0
Golf 12 $706K $706K $0
Tennis 9 $724K $724K $0
Total 198 $14.0M $14.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 35 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Rowing 27 $145K $145K $0
Softball 22 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Volleyball 22 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Water Polo 22 $409K $409K $0
Cross Country 21 $361K $361K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 19 $64K $64K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 18 $64K $64K $0
Beach Volleyball 16 $312K $312K $0
Basketball 13 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Golf 11 $757K $757K $0
Tennis 10 $649K $649K $0
Total 198 $11.6M $11.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Rowing 67 $718K $718K $0
Soccer 64 $4.7M $4.7M $0
Water Polo 49 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Cross Country 43 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Track & Field (indoor) 43 $136K $136K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 42 $136K $136K $0
Baseball 41 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Basketball 29 $8.7M $8.7M $0
Golf 23 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Softball 22 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Volleyball 22 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Tennis 19 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Beach Volleyball 16 $312K $312K $0
Total 396 $43.1M $43.1M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 48%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 47% 53% 28%
Early Decision 77% 87% 46%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 38%
SAT Range 1330 – 1470
SAT Math Range 660 – 750
SAT RW Range 660 – 730