Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
Cost
- Average net price
- $50,062per year, after aid
- In-state tuition
- $61,293published rate
- Out-of-state tuition
- $61,293published rate
Net price is an average across aided students — what your family actually pays depends on your finances, and can be lower or higher.
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1,426of admitted students
- Average ACT
- 32of admitted students
Context for the class as a whole, not a prediction about any one applicant.
Outcomes
- Median earnings
- $109,18310 years after entry
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid, measured 10 years after they started.
Campus life
- Campus setting
- City: Midsize
- Residential character
- Highly residential — most students live on campus
- Religious affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Most common fields of study
- Business & marketing27%
- Engineering16%
- Social sciences11%
- Communication & journalism6%
- Psychology6%
- Computer & information sciences6%
Share of degrees awarded, by broad field.
Athletics
NCAA Division I without football
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
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Data from the U.S. Department of Education’s
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and the Equity in Athletics survey.
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