Santa Clara University

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.

Campus Location

500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053
USA
Main Tel: (408) 554-4000
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Santa Clara University Highlights

Where Santa Clara University stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

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

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Study abroad option
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	1,100	44
Master	681	19
First-professional degree	281	1
Postbaccalaureate certificate	210	7
Doctorale	6	3

Students

The student enrollment at Santa Clara University was 8,685 in 2007 (7,415 full-time equivalent).

About 45% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 55% of the class.

Undergrads are 56% of enrolled students, graduate students are 32%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 11%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 33,000
Room and board	$ 10,644
Books and supplies	$ 1,386
Other	$ 3,114

Financial Aid: Santa Clara University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Santa Clara University:

School	Location	Enrollment
Pepperdine University	Malibu, CA	7,582
Southern Methodist University	Dallas, TX	10,829
Villanova University	Villanova, PA	10,470
Wake Forest University	Winston Salem, NC	6,788
Loyola College in Maryland	Baltimore, MD	6,028
University of Denver	Denver, CO	11,053
Lehigh University	Bethlehem, PA	6,845
University of San Diego	San Diego, CA	7,504
University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame, IN	11,733
Stevens Institute of Technology	Hoboken, NJ	5,241

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		264
Without tenure; working toward tenure		72
Without tenure; tenure not available		170

Housing and Meals

Santa Clara University provides on-campus housing for 2,450 of its 7,415 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Santa Clara University Admissions (2007)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	65%
Women	68%
All	66%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	550-650
Math	560-670

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (750 awarded)

Accounting
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 (71 awarded)

Computer Engineering
Computer Software Engineering

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (4 awarded)

Environmental Science
Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (17 awarded)

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (220 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 (221 awarded)

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

FINE ARTS (33 awarded)

Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (291 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 (304 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 (14 awarded)

Applied Mathematics
Mathematics and Computer Science
Mathematics

MEDIA (94 awarded)

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (2 awarded)

Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (36 awarded)

Christian Studies
Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies
Religious/Sacred Music

SCIENCE (60 awarded)

Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (161 awarded)

Counseling Psychology
Psychology