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Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Campus Life

  • Setting
    Suburban
  • Undergraduate Students
    6,552
  • Average Per Year for Campus Housing
    $19,893
  • Sports
    Club, Intercollegiate and Intramural

Housing

Average Housing Cost

$19,893 per year

First-Years in College Housing

91%

Housing Options
  • Apartments For Single Students
  • Coed Housing
  • Theme Housing

Extracurricular

Sports

The sports programs offered and athletic scholarships available are below.

  • Badminton
    • Men's: Intramural
    • Women's: Intramural
  • Baseball
    • Men's: IntercollegiateOffers Scholarships
  • Basketball
    • Men's: Intercollegiate, IntramuralOffers Scholarships
    • Women's: Intercollegiate, IntramuralOffers Scholarships
  • Boxing
    • Men's: Club
    • Women's: Club
  • Cross-Country
    • Men's: IntercollegiateOffers Scholarships
    • Women's: IntercollegiateOffers Scholarships
  • Equestrian
    • Men's: Club
    • Women's: Club
  • Field Hockey
    • Women's: Club
  • Football (Non-Tackle)
    • Men's: Intramural
    • Women's: Intramural
  • Golf
    • Men's: IntercollegiateOffers Scholarships
    • Women's: IntercollegiateOffers Scholarships
  • Ice Hockey
    • Men's: Club
  • Lacrosse
    • Men's: Club
    • Women's: Club
  • Rowing (Crew)
    • Men's: Intercollegiate
    • Women's: Intercollegiate
  • Rugby
    • Men's: Club
    • Women's: Club
  • Sailing
    • Men's: Club
    • Women's: Club
  • Soccer
    • Men's: Intercollegiate, IntramuralOffers Scholarships
    • Women's: Intercollegiate, IntramuralOffers Scholarships
  • Softball
    • Men's: Intramural
    • Women's: Intercollegiate, IntramuralOffers Scholarships
  • Swimming
    • Men's: Club
    • Women's: Club
  • Table Tennis
    • Men's: Intramural
    • Women's: Intramural
  • Tennis
    • Men's: Intercollegiate, IntramuralOffers Scholarships
    • Women's: Intercollegiate, IntramuralOffers Scholarships
  • Track And Field
    • Men's: IntercollegiateOffers Scholarships
    • Women's: IntercollegiateOffers Scholarships
  • Triathlon
    • Men's: Club
    • Women's: Club
  • Ultimate Frisbee
    • Men's: Club
    • Women's: Club
  • Volleyball
    • Men's: Club, Intramural
    • Women's: Club, Intercollegiate, IntramuralOffers Scholarships
  • Volleyball (Sand)
    • Men's: Intramural
    • Women's: Intercollegiate, Intramural
  • Water Polo
    • Men's: IntercollegiateOffers Scholarships
    • Women's: IntercollegiateOffers Scholarships
Activities
  • Air Force ROTC
  • Army ROTC
  • Campus Ministries
  • Choral Groups
  • Concert Band
  • Dance
  • Drama/Theater
  • Film
  • International Student Organization
  • Jazz Band
  • Literary Magazine
  • Model UN
  • Music Ensembles
  • Musical Theater
  • Naval ROTC
  • Opera
  • Pep Band
  • Radio Station
  • Student Government
  • Student Newspaper
  • Symphony Orchestra
  • Yearbook

Student Body

  • Total Undergrad Students

    6,552

  • Total Graduate Students

    3,151

  • Full-Time Students

    6,419

  • Part-Time Students

    146

Race and Ethnicity

  • Black or African American

    3%

  • Asian

    21%

  • Hispanic or Latino

    20%

  • Multiracial

    9%

  • Native American

    Less than 1%

  • Pacific Islander

    Less than 1%

  • Unknown

    2%

  • White

    37%

  • International (Non-Citizen)

    7%

Student Primary Residence

  • Out-of-State

    41%

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