- The Inkwell
- California
- Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CACity: midsizeZIP 95053Founded 1851
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1851
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 2
- Website
- www.scu.edu
- Member of
- AJCU
CaliforniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University is a private nonprofit university in Santa Clara, California, with 6,552 undergraduates. It admits 48% of applicants, graduates 87% within six years and costs $50,570 a year after aid.
87%graduate
Admission rate48%
Retention94%
4-year graduation81%
Pell Grant share14%
Federal loans35%
$50,570net price / year
48%admission rate
1426average SAT
87%graduate in 6 years
$117,193median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#18 of 1,704 for earnings#1,726 of 1,739 for lowest net price#91 of 1,738 for graduation rate#232 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $84,261tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $63,513
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $63,513
- Average net price
- $50,570national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,696
$30,001–48,000$13,570
$48,001–75,000$25,352
$75,001–110,000$40,238
$110,001+$63,129
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 48%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1426
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 670–730
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 680–760
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 31–33
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college48%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college94%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college87%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college14%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 87%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 81%
- First-year retention
- 94%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 90%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $96,609
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $117,193middle 50%: $76,768–$177,663
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$177,663
Median, Santa Clara University$117,193
Lower quarter$76,768
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 6,552
- Part-time
- 2.0%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 20.2
- First-generation students
- 16%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 14%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 72%
- Average faculty salary
- $14,682 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $22,421
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,555,250,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White36%
Hispanic20%
Black3.4%
Asian21%
Two or more races9.2%
U.S. nonresident7.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown2.0%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management27%
Engineering16%
Social sciences11%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies7.4%
Communication & journalism6.4%
Psychology6.4%
Computer & information sciences6.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.1%
keep comparing
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA | $50,518 | 79% | $86,034 |
| University of San Diego San Diego, CA | $29,539 | 81% | $93,069 |
| Chapman University Orange, CA | $46,708 | 83% | $80,694 |
| Stanford University Stanford, CA | $12,307 | 92% | $125,340 |
| University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | $30,496 | 66% | $94,613 |
| California Baptist University Riverside, CA | $24,138 | 60% | $67,633 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield University Fairfield, CT | $49,906 | 85% | $101,587 |
| Yeshiva University New York, NY | $49,210 | 87% | $77,098 |
| Albizu University-Miami Miami, FL | $50,399 | 80% | $48,006 |
| Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT | $45,827 | 77% | $80,896 |
| Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT | $41,729 | 79% | $87,596 |
| Misericordia University Dallas, PA | $40,348 | 73% | $69,735 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 122931. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q992830.