Santa Clara University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Quarter
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Santa Clara University Academics

Santa Clara University is unique in its study options. Besides, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Legal Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling and Placement Service can help. For instance, the university has a Double Major, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Study Skills Assistance and Tutoring.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Santa Clara University.

Communications & Journalism:

Communications/Rhetoric

English Language and Literature:

English Language & Literature – General

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Foreign Language and Literature:

Classics, French, ancient, Italian, Latin, Spanish

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Physics

Education:

Special Education

History:

History – General

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biology

Popular majors:

thirty-one percent business per marketing, thirteen percent social sciences, eleven percent engineering, eight percent psychology, seven percent communications per journalism, six percent interdisciplinary studies, five percent english

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business/Managerial Economics, Finance/Banking, Marketing Management, Organizational Behavior Studies

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Ancient Studies/Civilization, Mathematics/Computer Science

Social Sciences:

Anthropology, Economics, Political Science/Government, Sociology

Again, for international students, the application fee is 55. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 15th of January.

Santa Clara University Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 61% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 94%. Remember that this can change at any time. This school requires an application fee consisting of fifty-five dollars regular application fee, fifty-five dollars out-of-state application fee, fifty-five dollars online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. An instance of this, there were six hundred and sixty-three total number of transfer students who applied and four hundred and forty-two total number of transfer students who were admitted.

Transfer students must apply no later than the 15th of May, with priority applications due on the 15th of March. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. The regular application is due the 15th of January. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 15th of January. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of February. SAT and ACT score reports are very important, so you will want to check on the specific dates with the university. Besides, Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place.

Santa Clara University Financial Aid

If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Athletics, Music/Drama and ROTC. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics and Alumni Affiliation. Financial aid forms are CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE and FAFSA. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid distribution is at seventy-six percent scholarships per grants and twenty-four percent loans per jobs.

Santa Clara University Students

The university is a Private, University, Four-year, Roman Catholic Church, Coed, where 61 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. The school’s size is approximately four thousand, five hundred and fifty-two degree-seeking undergrads, one thousand, one hundred and ninety-eight first-time degree-seeking freshmen and two thousand, four hundred and eighty-five graduate enrollment. Additionally, it is part of an Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. Santa Clara University offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and First Professional degrees. Besides, the student body consists of fifty-nine percent in-state students, forty-one percent out-of-state students, zero percent part-time students, fifty-six percent women, forty-four percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, sixteen percent asian per pacific islander, three percent black per non-hispanic, eleven percent hispanic, fifty-nine percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, nine percent race per ethnicity unreported, forty percent in top 10th of graduating class, seventy-one percent in top quarter of graduating class, ninety-five percent in top half of graduating class, thirty-two percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, twenty-nine percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, twenty-one percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, eleven percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, six percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and one percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49.

Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, ninety-two percent of first-year students live in college housing, forty-six percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Apartments For Single Students, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), one-MAY deadline for housing deposit, three hundred dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. Furthermore, the university has many unique facilites such as historic mission church with artifacts dating from California mission era, applied ethics center, performing arts center, observatory, science and technology center, tennis complex, de Saisset museum, fitness center. This school features the Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. At least, the school is located 45 miles from San Francisco, 1 mile from San Jose.

Santa Clara University Athletics

The Broncos are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Golf
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
• Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Track_and_field
• Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball