Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA · WCC
U.S. News 2026 National Universities rank: #59
Silicon Valley's Jesuit university — small classes, a mission-era campus, and a direct pipeline into Bay Area tech and engineering.
Key figures
- Acceptance Rate (Overall): 48%
- Average Net Price (Federal Aid Recipients): $50,062
- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 87.9%
- Median Starting Salary: $91,198
- Total Undergraduate Enrollment: 6,552
- SAT Middle 50% (composite midpoint): 1420
- Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 11