Santa Clara University Admissions, Rankings, Acceptance Rates

‘The Jesuit University in Silicon Valley

https://www.scu.edu/ 

Santa Clara is a private university in California, USA. Founded in 1851, it is the oldest higher educational institution in California. The university is religiously affiliated with the Roman Catholic Tradition(especially the Jesuits). 

‘Universitas Santae Clarae’ is its Latin name, and ‘Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam’(For the Greater Glory of the God) remains its motto.

The first institution of USC remains Santa Clara College which in 1912 became Santa Clara University. In the same year, the School of Engineering and School of Law joined its league, and the University of Santa Clara renamed itself ‘Santa Clara University. 

Santa Clara College awarded  California’s first bachelor’s degree to Thomas I. Santa Clara became the first  Catholic university in California in  1961 to be open to both men and women. It remains a private university managed by a Board of Trustees with 44 members.

Name of the institution	Santa Clara University
Location	Santa Clara district, State of California, USA.
President	Julie Sullivan
Students	9015( 5438 UG students,3296 PG Students, and 281)  other students
Faculty	911
Nature of the institution	Private Higher Educational Institutions
Academic Affiliation	Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities(NAICU) Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities(ACCU) Space Grant
Contact number	+1 408-554-4000
Alternate name	Broncos

Santa Clara Rankings

Institution	Rankings /recognition
US News and World Report	54th Rank in the  “Best National Universities” list. 23rd Rank in Best Undergraduate Teaching The Intellectual Property Law Program has gained the 4th rank. Undergraduate entrepreneurship program was ranked at 12. 13th rank was accorded for Executive MBA Program Rank 10 for online MBA Program specializing in Marketing
INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine	Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award,2021
The Wall Street Journal	87th position among 800 colleges and universities in the US
Princeton Review	Called Santa Clara University as the “Best Value College” Rank 9 for Online MBA Program. 16th rank for University’s Career Center among US private Colleges and Universities.  19th Rank in TOP 50 Green Colleges
Forbes	51st Rank out of Top 650 Colleges
Payscale	22nd Rank in the list of “Best Universities for a Bachelor’s Degree”
Poets and Quants	Rank 25-Undergraduate Business Program Rank 3- online MBA Program Rank 28-Executive MBA
US College Rankings 2022	74th position
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education	Received the STARS Gold Rating in 2014.

Santa Clara Programmes offered:

USC has been classified as a “Professional/ doctoral” university. USC offers Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and Doctoral Degree Programmes. USC has six colleges under its affiliation. The top 5 popular programs students seek are 

Computer Science and Engineering, Marketing, Psychology, Finance, and Biology.

Affiliated colleges	Founded	Courses/Specialisation Offered
The College of Arts and Sciences	1851	Bachelors of Arts and Bachelors of Science Degree
Leavey School of Business	1923	Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Master of Business Administration(MBA), Executive Master of Business Administration  & Master of Science in Information Systems
School of Education and Counseling Psychology	2001	Graduate programs in Education, Counseling Psychology, Pastoral Ministries, etc.
School of Engineering	1912	Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral Programmes in Engineering
School of Law	1934(founded)2009(merged)	Laws in Jesuit Seminaries
Jesuit School of Theology	1911	Juris Doctor Degree, Master of Laws in intellectual property law, International Law, Social Justice Law, etc.

Santa Clara Admissions

Santa Clara has many perks to offer. With a student-teacher ratio of 11:1, it promises an excellent academic experience. The university is located at a strategic location at the heart of Silicon Valley(the heaven of opportunities and placements) and faces the refreshing San Francisco Bay.

The university boasts a retention rate of 95% of students passing out each year, with opportunities for  firsthand research experiences, and career preparation guidance. 

Application deadlines 

Autumn 2022	Early action
Autumn 2022	Early decision
Autumn 2022	Regular decision
Autumn 2022	Early decision 2
Spring 2023	Regular decision

Santa Clara University expects a minimum 3.69 GPA score to be eligible for admission.

Application deadlines 2024-2025

Fall 2024 Application Deadline (Domestic and International): June 1, 2024
I-20 Deadline: July 1, 2024

Winter 2025 Application Deadline (Domestic and International) October 1, 2024
I-20 Deadline: November 1, 2024

Spring 2025 Application Deadline (Domestic and International) January 1, 2025
I-20 Deadline: February 1, 2025

Get details about the application date and deadlines for your aspired course at Santa Clara University :

https://www.scu.edu/admission/undergraduate/first-year-students/fy-key-deadlines/ 

https://www.scu.edu/admission/undergraduate/transfer-students/tr-key-deadlines/ 

Santa Clara Acceptance rates:

Santa Clara University boasts an acceptance rate of 52 % in 2021 as out of 16,648 applications received it has approved 8,675 of them.

Santa Clara expects an unweighted GPA of 3.67 for admissions, while the expected high school GPA for Business is 3.58-3.57,3.65-3.92 for the School of Engineering, and 3.46-3.88 for Arts and Sciences.

While 40% of the admitted students are from California state, students from the U.S. are around 40%, and 10% are international students.

The enrollment rate for The College of Arts and Sciences remains highest(48%), followed by Leavey School of Business (29%) and School Of Business(23%).

Santa Clara University tuition:

The average annual cost is $72,984, including $52,998 for tuition and $19986 for covering books and on-campus room costs.

Santa Clara University Notable Alumni:

Shemar Moore,	American actor who starred in Criminal Minds, Young and Restless, and S.W.A.T
Gavin Christopher Newsom,	American politician who became the 40th Governor of California, 42nd Mayor of San Francisco
Jerry Brown,	American lawyer and politician. served as the 34th and 39th governor of California.

This is about California’s oldest university, known as ‘Santa Clara University, about its acceptance rates, admissions, rankings, and some notable alumni. All this makes Santa Clara University a top preferred institute in your university and college hunt!!