Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
47.9%
9,592 admitted
SAT · 50th
1410
Range 1330–1470
6-yr grad
87.2%
Retention 93.0%
Undergrads
6,695
11:1 S-F
Admissions
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48.2% / 54.4%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications20,032
Overall admit rate47.9%
In-state admit rate48.2%
Out-of-state admit rate54.4%
Enrolled1,641 · 17.1% yield
Admitted from waitlist263 of 405
Test scores
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1410
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1330–1470 · 29.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W660700730
Math660710750
Comp133014101470
ACT
255075
Comp293133
Cost & aid
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$64,956
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$64,956
Fees$780
Room & board$21,234
Books$1,089
Avg need-based grant$46,540
% need met77.2%
Avg debt at graduation$28,838
Academics
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11 : 1
student-faculty ratio
93.0% retention
Student-faculty11 : 1
Retention93.0%
4-year graduation80.7%
6-year graduation87.2%
Enrollment
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6,695
undergraduates
40.0% out-of-state · 142 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates6,695
First-year1,641
Transfer247
Full-time98%
Female50%
Out-of-state40.0%
International (freshmen)142
Rankings
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#59
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Universities
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#5926
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#6426
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#6526
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#9126
NicheBest Colleges in America#9926
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#13626
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#42926
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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Doctoral/Professional University
Carnegie Classification
18 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationDoctoral/Professional University18
Athletic conferenceWest Coast Conference9
Athletic divisionNCAA D142
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingCalifornia colleges41
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$75
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionJanuary 7 → Late March → May 1
Early decisionNovember 1 → December 31 · binding
Early decision 2January 7
Early actionNovember 1 → December 31
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyTest Optional
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 2 Sci, 2 SciLab, 2 FL, 3 SS
Admissions URLhttps://apply.commonapp.org
Admissions emailadmission@scu.edu
Admissions phone408 554-4700
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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University of San …
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of San Diego CA · Private (nonprofit)52.4%—5K
Loyola Marymount University CA · Private (nonprofit)48.2%13507K
University of San Francisco CA · Private (nonprofit)61.7%13005K
University of California CA · Public44.4%—31K
University of California CA · Public38.2%—23K
Gonzaga University WA · Private (nonprofit)81.7%13005K
University of Portland OR · Private (nonprofit)94.2%13002K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Santa Clara University

26 years of Santa Clara University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.