Santa Clara University Business Programs

Santa Clara University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Santa Clara, California. The city atmosphere of Santa Clara makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Santa Clara University Rankings

We have ranked SCU as #28 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #4 out of 102 schools in California.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

SCU has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#9	Best Business Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at SCU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Best Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Value Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#41	Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards SCU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Accounting and Business/Management Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Accounting Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#28	Best Finance & Financial Management Schools	College Factual
#31	Best Schools	Course Advisor
#65	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#66	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Santa Clara University?

Contact details for SCU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053
Phone:	408-554-4000
Website:	www.scu.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/SantaClaraUniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/SantaClaraUniv

How Do I Get Into SCU?

You can apply to SCU online at: www.commonapp.org/

Admission Requirements for SCU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SCU?

The acceptance rate at SCU is 51%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 49%, and the acceptance rate for women is 52%.

Average Test Scores

About 68% of students accepted to SCU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 630 and 700. Math scores were between 640 and 750.

SCU received ACT scores from 39% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 28 and 32.

Can I Afford Santa Clara University?

The overall average net price of SCU is $54,073. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SCU, approximately 28% of students took out student loans averaging $7,695 a year. That adds up to $30,780 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SCU is 0.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Santa Clara University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,608 undergraduate students at SCU, with 5,478 being full-time and 130 being part-time.

There are also 3,008 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,478 full-time undergraduates at SCU, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Santa Clara University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,061
Black or African American	147
Hispanic or Latino	977
White	2,422
International Students	289
Other Races/Ethnicities	582

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Santa Clara University. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 81 countries are represented at SCU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Taiwan.

Online Learning at Santa Clara University

In 2019-2020, 299 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SCU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 33rd most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of SCU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Santa Clara University was 460.1%. This is the #132 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SCU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Santa Clara University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	0	221	221
Finance	161	0	1	162
Accounting	62	58	0	120
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	90	0	29	119
General Economics	103	0	0	103
Management Science	0	0	70	70
Accounting and Business/Management	39	0	0	39
General Management Information Systems	39	0	0	39
Organizational Behavior Studies	33	0	0	33
Business Economics	18	0	0	18
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	545	58	321	924

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Arnaudh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.