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Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Overview

  • Type
    4-year • Private
  • Campus Life
    Medium • Suburban
  • Average Per Year After Aid
    $51K
  • SAT Range
    1350–1480
  • Graduation Rate
    89%

Santa Clara University is a medium, 4-year, private university. This coed college is located in a city in a suburban setting and is primarily a residential campus. It offers bachelor's, certificate, master's, and doctoral degrees. This college has an acceptance rate of 44% and a graduation rate of 89%.

From the Institution

Santa Clara University is a comprehensive Jesuit, Catholic university located forty miles south of San Francisco in Silicon Valley. We'll challenge you to think critically, take risks, and take charge within a dynamic and caring community, with more than fifty majors, numerous interdisciplinary programs, and some 3,750 courses from which to choose. There's something special about living and learning in one of the most innovative places on Earth, where more than 80 percent of our students have at least one internship before graduating and undergraduates conduct important research alongside professors in a way that is usually reserved for graduate students. The University blends a sense of tradition and history-as the oldest college in California-with a vision that values innovation and a deep commitment to social justice. SCU's 614 full-time faculty members include Fulbright professors, nationally recognized authors and poets, groundbreaking scientists, and highly regarded economic forecasters. SCU has three Centers of Distinction that serve as major points of interaction between the University and local and global communities. The mission of the Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship is to accelerate global, innovation-based entrepreneurship in service to humanity. The Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education promotes and enhances the distinctively Jesuit, Catholic tradition of education at Santa Clara University. And the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics brings the traditions of ethical thinking to bear on real-world problems. We offer an experience so great that 92 percent of first-year students return for their sophomore year. People of all backgrounds flourish here. One thing they have in common? They want to make a difference. Santa Clara students are driven to build a better, kinder, more humane, and more sustainable planet. Distinguished nationally by one of the highest graduation rates, SCU provides rigorous undergraduate curricula in the arts and sciences, business, and engineering.

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College Board Code
4851
Application Types Accepted
  • Common Application
Religious Affiliation
Roman Catholic Church
Fee Waiver Info
Available to all qualified students. Visit the college website for details.

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Contact Information

Important Dates

Dates are subject to change so confirm important deadlines by visiting the college’s website.

January 7
Regular Application Due
February 1
Financial Aid Application Due

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