Santa Clara University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Santa Clara University is a private, co-educational, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California. It was established in 1851. The university functions in partnership with the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), who founded the school. The campus is spread across an area of more than 100 acres. SCU offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. It is organized into the following academic divisions:

• College of Arts & Sciences
• Leavey School of Business
• School of Engineering
• School of Law
• Summer School

SCU’s campus is home to more than 100 recognized student clubs and organizations. KSCU FM 103.3 is the student-run radio station of the university.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in law, business and management, and engineering.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High male/female ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Quarter.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 8,758 in 2009-2010 (7,930 full-time equivalent).

About 49% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 51% of the class.

Undergrads are 57% of enrolled students and graduate students are 43%.

Students under 25 years old represent 65% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Santa Clara University provides on-campus housing for 2,450 of its 7,930 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the West Coast Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 103 male students received the aid (men were 51% of those receiving aid) and 99 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 49% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Santa Clara University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Doctoral (Other Then Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (772 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting and Business/Management
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• Information Resources Management/CIO Training
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (57 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Software Engineering

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (8 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (17 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (140 awarded)

• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (208 awarded)

• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Engineering
• Engineering/Industrial Management
• Mechanical Engineering

FINE ARTS (23 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (285 awarded)

• International Law and Legal Studies (LLM, JSD/SJD)
• Law (LLB, JD)
• Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
• Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL)

LIBERAL ARTS (332 awarded)

• Ancient Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Italian Language and Literature
• Latin Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (17 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics

MEDIA (118 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (12 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (49 awarded)

• Christian Studies
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious/Sacred Music

SCIENCE (61 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (161 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Psychology