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Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA · CDS 2025–2026 · City: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting · Roman Catholic

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Overall admit rate
47.9%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
17.1%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
77.2%
Total cost — out-of-state
$86,970
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
11:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$18,321

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates6,695
Total all graduate3,128
Grand total all students9,823

Admissions

Total applicants20,032
Total admitted9,592
Total enrolled1,641
Overall admit rate47.9%
Admit rate — women49.5%
Admit rate — men46.0%
Yield rate17.1%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification date12/31
# admitted under ED plan467
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date12/31
Restrictive Early Action?——

Test Scores

% submitting SAT29.0%
% submitting ACT9.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile660
SAT EBRW 75th %ile730
SAT Math 25th %ile660
SAT Math 75th %ile750
ACT Comp 25th %ile29
ACT Comp 75th %ile33
% in top 10% of HS class47.0%
% in top 25% of HS class74.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$64,956
Tuition — out-of-state$64,956
Required fees$780
Room and board$21,234
Total cost — in-state$86,970
Total cost — out-of-state$86,970

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$46,540
Avg % of need met77.2%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$15,476
Avg loan debt at graduation$18,321

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist405
# admitted from waitlist263
Waitlist admit rate98.1%
Transfer applicants (total)1,206
Transfer admit rate64.7%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio11:1
% faculty full-time68.4%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)48.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)——
Average net price (private)$50,062Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)90.0%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)89.0%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate93.8%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$108,517Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant11.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan31.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full30.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress43.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress11.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted——

Undergraduates

% part-time2.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white36.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino19.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian21.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races9.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international7.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women49.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men50.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white55.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino8.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian17.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international8.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown4.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services27.4%
Engineering15.8%
Social Sciences10.6%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies7.4%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs6.4%
Psychology6.4%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services6.1%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences6.1%