Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University admitted 48% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1350–1490 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $50,570 a year. Within six years, 87% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 48%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1350–1490
- ACT middle 50%
- 31–33
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $84,261 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $50,570 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $22,696 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $63,513 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 87%
- Students who return for a second year
- 94%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $117,193 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 6,552
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 14%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 27%
- Engineering
- 16%
- Social sciences
- 11%
- Multi/interdisciplinary studies
- 7%
- Communication and journalism
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- George Washington University DC · 47% admitted
- Stony Brook University NY · 49% admitted
- Stevens Institute of Technology NJ · 48% admitted
- St Olaf College MN · 48% admitted
- Soka University of America CA · 43% admitted
- Rhodes College TN · 50% admitted
More colleges in California
- California State University-Fullerton CA · 91% admitted
- California State University-Long Beach CA · 46% admitted
- San Diego State University CA · 36% admitted
- University of California-San Diego CA · 27% admitted
- University of California-Los Angeles CA · 9% admitted
- University of California-Berkeley CA · 11% admitted
- California State University-Northridge CA · 93% admitted
- University of California-Davis CA · 42% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.