Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA
500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053
408-554-4000

Founded in 1851, Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California. With an undergraduate enrollment of 5,435, SCU is the oldest operating university in California and the west coast of the United States. The university's campus spans over 106 acres and is located in the Silicon Valley. Santa Clara University is the oldest college in California and one of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States. The school is also one of the West Coast's top-ranked universities, according to U.S. News & World Report.

SCU offers more than 80 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as 53 master's and 26 doctoral degrees. The university is known for its programs in engineering, business, law, and the liberal arts. Santa Clara University's alumni include business leaders such as Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer, as well as politicians such as former California governor Jerry Brown.



Quick Facts

Enrollment: 8616

Acceptance Rate: 50.72%

Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above

Main Website: https://www.scu.edu/

Financial Aid: https://www.scu.edu/financialaid

Annual Costs

Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $72984

Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $72984

Return on Investment Rating

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The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Santa Clara University is $273102.51. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.

We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Santa Clara University. For graduates of Santa Clara University, we saw an average early-career income of $75800.00 and mid-career income of $154700.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.