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Santa Clara University is one of the leading colleges in California with the acceptance rate of 54%. Deadlines for application are Regular - January 7 . For more information, call (408) 554-4700 or send email at Admission@scu.edu.

16848 Enrolled 54% Acceptance Rate 30 - 33 SAT Range
Admissions
Academics
Tuition & Aid
Student Body
Campus Life
Careers

Admissions

  • Overview

    • Applicants: 16,848
    • Average HS GPA: 3.67
    • Acceptance Rate: 54%

  • GPA Breakdown

    • 37% — 3.75 - 3.99
    • 34% — 3.50 - 3.74
    • 15% — 3.25 - 3.49
    • 6% — 3.00 - 3.24
    • 1% — 2.50 - 2.99

  • SAT & ACT Test Scores

    SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    650 - 720
    SAT Math 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    680 - 770
    ACT Composite Scores 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    30 - 33

  • Deadlines

    Regular
    January 7

Academics

  • Majors

    AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES.
    Ethnic Studies.
    Women's Studies.
    BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
    Biochemistry.
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
    Neuroscience.
    BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Accounting and Business/Management.
    Accounting.
    Business/Commerce, General.
    Business/Managerial Economics.
    Finance, General.
    Management Information Systems, General.
    Organizational Behavior Studies.
    COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Speech Communication and Rhetoric.
    COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design.
    ENGINEERING.
    Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering.
    Civil Engineering.
    Computer Engineering, General.
    Computer Hardware Engineering.
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering
    Engineering Physics/Applied Physics.
    Engineering, General.
    Mechanical Engineering.
    ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS.
    English Language and Literature, General.
    FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/HUMAN SCIENCES.
    Child Development.
    FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS.
    Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General.
    French Language and Literature.
    Italian Language and Literature.
    Spanish Language and Literature.
    HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Public Health, General.
    HISTORY.
    History, General.
    LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES.
    Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
    MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS.
    Mathematics, General.
    MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
    Mathematics and Computer Science.
    Natural Sciences.
    NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION.
    Environmental Science.
    Environmental Studies.
    PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES.
    Philosophy.
    Religion/Religious Studies.
    PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
    Chemistry, General.
    Physics, General.
    PSYCHOLOGY.
    Psychology, General.
    SOCIAL SCIENCES.
    Anthropology.
    Economics, General.
    Political Science and Government, General.
    Sociology.
    VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
    Art History, Criticism and Conservation.
    Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
    Fine/Studio Arts, General.
    Music, General.

  • Degrees

    • Bachelor's
    • Doctoral/Professional
    • Doctoral/Research
    • Master's
    • Post-Bachelor's certificate
    • Post-Master's certificate

  • Prominent Alumni

    Dean Kamen
    Serial Entrepreneur; founded FIRST Robotics to inspire students in science and technology
    Edward Cheung
    NASA Robotics Refueling Mission team and former chief engineer on the Hubble Space Telescope
    Nancy Pimental
    Award-winning screenwriter for South Park, Shameless, and the movie The Sweetest Thing
    Robert Goddard
    Father of modern rocketry
    Michael J. Dolan
    Senior Vice President, ExxonMobil Chemical Company
    Chartsiri Sophonpanich
    President, Bangkok Bank Limited
    Maria Elisa Carvajal
    Vice President of Global Marketing, Colgate-Palmolive

Tuition & Aid

  • Dates

    Notification Date
    Apr 1

  • Required Forms

    • FAFSA
    • Forms CSSProfile

  • Expenses per Academic Year

    Tuition
    $55224
    Required Fees
    $636
    Average Cost for Books and Supplies
    $1125
    Tuition / Fees Vary by Year of Study
    No
    Board for Commuters
    N/A
    Transportation for Commuters
    $999
    On-Campus Room and Board
    N/A

  • Available Aid

    Financial Aid Methodology
    Federal and Institutional
    Scholarships and Grants Need-Based
    • Need-Based College/University Scholarship or Grant Aid from Institutional Funds
    • Need-Based Federal Pell
    • Need-Based Private Scholarships
    • Need-Based SEOG
    • Need-Based State Scholarships
    • Need-Based United Negro College Fund
    Federal Direct Student Loan Programs
    • Direct PLUS Loans
    • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
    • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
    Federal Family Education Loan Programs (FFEL)
    • College/university loans from institutional funds
    Is Institutional Employment Available (other than Federal Work Study)
    Yes
    Direct Lender
    Yes

  • Financial Aid Rating

    • Financial Aid Rating 91/99

Student Body

  • Student Body Profile

    Total Undergraduate Enrollment
    5895
    Foreign Countries Represented
    38

  • Demographics

    • Asian 20.42%
    • African-American 2.63%
    • Hispanic 17.94%
    • Caucasian 42.02%
    • Male 53%
    • Female 47%
    • Аre out of state 43

Campus Life

  • Campus Life

    Undergrads living on campus
    53%
    Help finding off-campus housing
    Yes
    Quality of life rating 87/99
    First-Year Students living on campus
    96%
    Campus Environment
    Small Urban
    Fire safety rating
    N/A

  • Special Needs Admissions

    College Entrance Tests Required
    Yes
    Interview Required
    Yes

  • Student Activities

    Registered Student Organizations
    183
    Number of Honor Societies
    27
    Number of Social Sororities
    0

  • Sports

    Athletic Division
    Division I
    Men's Sports (Crimson) (9)
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Crew Rowing
    • Cross Country
    • Golf
    • Soccer
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Outdoor
    • Water Polo
    Women's Sports (Crimson) (11)
    • Basketball
    • Crew Rowing
    • Cross Country
    • Golf
    • Sand Volleyball
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Outdoor
    • Volleyball
    • Water Polo

  • Student Services

    Day Care
    Health
    LGBT Support Groups
    Minority Support Groups
    Army ROTC Offered on-campus Navy ROTC Offered at cooperating institutions: UC Berkeley Air Force ROTC Offered at cooperating institutions: San Jose State University

  • Sustainability

    As a Jesuit institution, Santa Clara University is especially invested in encouraging environmental justice and leading the way towards more sustainable living practices for the benefit of society at large. SCU understands sustainability as finding the balance between a healthy environment, just societies, and a vibrant economy that meet all people’s fundamental needs currently and in the future, especially those of the global poor. That philosophy is reflected in the university’s curriculum: thirty-five departments at SCU offer courses with a sustainability component, and over 700 courses are related to sustainability. SCU offers majors in environmental science and environmental studies, but students from any major can declare the Sustainability Pathway (a mini-minor of sorts, consisting of four courses united around a central theme). Regardless of their major, all students are exposed to sustainability during their time as an student: SCU’s Experiential Learning for Social Justice requires all undergraduates to participate in community-based learning, which often involves environmental justice projects. The Eco-Fashion Show, Residence Energy Challenge, and Swap for Good are fun annual campus events for students to participate in. The Sustainable Living Undergraduate Research Project (SLURP) supports year-long research projects on ways to make residence life more sustainable. Through SLURP, teams of students have coordinated the installation of water fountains to cut usage of plastic bottles, studied the effectiveness of energy conservation campaigns, and collaborated with Dining Services to initiate the SCU Food Recovery Network. All undergraduates can choose to live in the CyPhi green residence hall, which currently houses 20 percent of campus residents. The Forge Garden, SCU's half-acre organic garden, serves as a campus space for course research, service learning, sustainable food production, and engages students, employees, and community members to explore environmental impacts and social justice surrounding the food system. An ACUPCC signatory, AASHE member, and STARS Gold-rated, SCU set a goal to become carbon neutral for Scopes 1 and 2 by the end of 2015.

    Green rating
    N/A

  • Campus Security Report

    Campus Security Report
    The Jeanne Clery Act requires colleges and universities to disclosetheir security policies, keep a public crime log, publish an annualcrime report and provide timely warnings to students and campusemployees about a crime posing an immediate or ongoing threat tostudents and campus employees.
    Please visit The Princeton Review’s page on campus safety foradditional resources: http://www.princetonreview.com/safety
    The Princeton Review publishes links directly to each school's CampusSecurity Reports where available. Applicants can also access allschool-specific campus safety information using the Campus Safety andSecurity Data Analysis Cutting Tool provided by the Office ofPostsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education:https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/

  • Other Information

    Campus-wide Internet Network
    Yes
    % of Classrooms with Wireless Internet
    100

Careers

  • Graduation Rates

    Graduate in 4 years
    N/A
    Graduate in 5 years
    N/A
    Graduate in 6 years
    N/A

  • Career Services

    On-Campus Job Interviews Available
    Yes
    Career Services
    • Alumni Network
    • Alumni Services
    • Classes
    • Interest Inventory
    • Internships
    • Regional Alumni
    Opportunities at School
    • Experiential
    • Internship

  • ROI & Outcomes

    Information from PayScale:
    Starting Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    $71100
    Mid-Career Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    $146300
    Starting Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    $72900
    Mid-Career Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    $148600
    Percent High Job Meaning
    47%
    Percent STEM
    29%
    • Return on Investment (ROI) rating 89/99

    Contact & Visit

    • Campus Tours

      Campus Visiting Center
      • Monday-Friday
      • (408) 554-4700
      Campus Tours
      • Appointment Required: Yes
      • Dates: Year-round
      • Times: Varies
      • Average Length: 2 hours

    • On Campus Interview

      Campus Interviews
      No
      Information Sessions
      Not Available
      Times
      N/A
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