The Santa Clara Mission is at the heart of SCU's historic campus.

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, California
The Santa Clara Mission is at the heart of SCU's historic campus. credit: SCUMATT
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Overview
Private not-for-profit
5,353 Undergraduates
48% Admissions Rate
City: Midsize
Private
Expensive
Region: West
Division 1
Size: Small
Doctoral
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, California
95053
(408) 554-4000
www.scu.edu
Location

Santa Clara is a city in Santa Clara County, California. The city's population was 116,468 at the 2010 United States Census, making it the ninth-most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area. Located 45 miles southeast of San Francisco, the city was founded in 1777 with the establishment of Mission Santa Clara de Asís, the eighth of 21 California missions. More from Wikipedia...

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restaurants score

Students
50%

Men

50%

Women

20

Average Age of Entering Students

96%

Live On Campus

129

New Transfer Students

Admissions
48%

Acceptance Rate

17%

Enrollment Yield

1200-1400

SAT Range

15,834

Applicants in 2016

Costs
$37,657

Typical Cost

$49,858

Average Tuition

70%

Recieve Financial Aid

91%

Have Loans

$19,500

Median Debt

Academics
11.0 to 1

Student to Faculty Ratio

6

National Merit Students

Doctoral

Highest Degree Offered

Finance

Top Major

Athletics
Basketball Conference:

West Coast Conference

Track & Field Conference:

West Coast Conference

Basketball Division:

1

Track Division:

1

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