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Santa Clara University

Basic Information

Type Private

Geographical Reach National

Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)

Location Santa Clara, CA

Population 2,800,000

Website http://www.scu.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,235

Men / Women 51% / 49%

White 31%

Asian 22%

Hispanic 22%

Mixed 8%

International 7%

Black 2%

Native American 0%

From State 56%

From Region 5%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Business & Economics 32%

Humanities & Social Sciences 26%

Engineering 15%

Computer Science 14%

Life & Natural Sciences 8%

Health Sciences 2%

Arts 1%

Physical Sciences & Math 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $64,956

Est. Cost of Attendance $86,970

10-Year ROI $268,000

ROI Percentile 95th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 94%

4-Year Graduation Rate 81%

6-Year Graduation Rate 88%

Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 170 (98% 😎)

Sunshine Hours 3,056 (89%)

Days Without Precipitation 307 (95% 🏖️)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 48%

Yield (Unbound) 13%

Early Decision 1 Nov 1

Early Action Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level R3

Expenditure

Engineering, Computing & Math	$4M	#240
Humanities & Social Sciences	$1M	#285
Life & Natural Sciences	$1M	#441

Graduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences	242	#100
Engineering, Computing & Math	7	#214
Life & Natural Sciences	0	#576

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 38%

SAT Range 1350 – 1450

SAT Math Range 660 – 730

SAT RW Range 660 – 750

ACT Range 29 – 33

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Arts and Sciences	686	42% / 58%	7%	$88,621		95%
Engineering Physics	3 —	100% / 0%	33%	$117,951	98	—
Computer Science	90 +4	70% / 30%	18%	$144,073	100	100%
Chemistry	5 —	60% / 40%	0%	$73,874	69	—
Mathematics	6 +3	67% / 33%	17%	$91,342	89	100%
Physics	3 +1	67% / 33%	33%	$86,218	85	—
Biochemistry	10 —	60% / 40%	20%	$76,198	73	—
Biology	47 +4	34% / 66%	4%	$70,331	62	98%
Environmental Science	9 —	44% / 56%	0%	$74,814	70	96%
Environmental Studies	22 +1	18% / 82%	0%	$74,814	70	96%
Neuroscience	23 +3	26% / 74%	0%	$72,087	65	—
Public Health Science	32 +7	22% / 78%	6%	$65,015	49	95%
Economics	71 +6	79% / 21%	13%	$128,642	99	96%
Anthropology	6 +1	17% / 83%	0%	$73,217	68	—
Child Studies	17 +8	0% / 100%	12%	$71,033	63	—
Classics	2 +2	100% / 0%	0%	$73,776	69	—
Communication	104 +16	36% / 64%	4%	$74,671	70	91%
English	17 +2	24% / 76%	0%	$82,650	81	86%
Ethnic Studies	2 +4	50% / 50%	0%	$70,062	61	—
French	6 +4	33% / 67%	17%	$74,095	69	—
Gender and Sexuality Studies	2 +5	0% / 100%	0%	$71,532	64	—
History	6 +2	67% / 33%	0%	$72,267	66	—
Liberal Studies	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	$72,828	67	—
Philosophy	15 +3	47% / 53%	0%	$70,399	62	—
Political Science	52 +10	33% / 67%	0%	$73,668	68	98%
Psychology	98 +14	24% / 76%	9%	$77,958	76	92%
Religious Studies	3 +2	33% / 67%	0%	$70,871	63	—
Sociology	14 +8	14% / 86%	0%	$77,833	75	100%
Spanish	1 +7	0% / 100%	0%	$74,290	70	—
Art History	— +1	—	—	$50,446	11	—
Music	5 +6	80% / 20%	0%	$46,399	6	—
Studio Art	5 +3	60% / 40%	20%	$50,812	11	—
Theatre	7 +3	57% / 43%	0%	$43,499	4	100%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Leavey School of Business	361	65% / 35%	7%	$114,035		95%
Accounting	53 —	70% / 30%	4%	$123,065	99	96%
Accounting & Information Systems	— —	—	—	$108,429	97	—
Economics	19 —	58% / 42%	11%	$114,536	98	—
Finance	173 —	76% / 24%	5%	$127,056	99	95%
Management & Entrepreneurship	43 —	65% / 35%	14%	$73,921	69	90%
Management Information Systems	— —	—	—	$114,650	98	—
Marketing	73 +1	37% / 63%	8%	$100,123	94	96%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Engineering	289	69% / 31%	9%	$151,115		97%
Bioengineering	21 —	52% / 48%	5%	$118,457	98	92%
Civil, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering	20 —	60% / 40%	0%	$111,831	98	100%
Computer Hardware Engineering	18 —	83% / 17%	11%	$191,635	100	98%
Electrical & Computer Engineering	80 —	81% / 19%	8%	$191,635	100	98%
Electrical Engineering	13 —	85% / 15%	8%	$139,616	99	100%
General Engineering	6 —	100% / 0%	0%	$118,999	98	—
Mechanical Engineering	39 —	79% / 21%	5%	$118,350	98	97%
Computer Science and Engineering	77 —	55% / 45%	17%	$148,117	100	—
Web Design and Engineering	15 —	47% / 53%	0%	$107,882	97	—

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