Santa Clara University
Founded in 1851, Santa Clara University sits in the heart of Silicon Valley—the world’s most innovative and entrepreneurial region. The University’s stunningly landscaped 106-acre campus is home to the historic Mission Santa Clara de Asís. Ranked among the top 15 percent of national universities by U.S. News & World Report, SCU has among the best four-year graduation rates in the nation and is rated by PayScale in the top 1 percent of universities with the highest-paid graduates. SCU has produced elite levels of Fulbright Scholars as well as four Rhodes Scholars. With undergraduate programs in arts and sciences, business, and engineering, and graduate programs in six disciplines, the curriculum blends high-tech innovation with social consciousness grounded in the tradition of Jesuit, Catholic education. For more information see www.scu.edu.
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Academic programs
- Design
- Engineering
- Research
- Science
- Technology
- Liberal Arts
- Business
- Education
- Communication
- Music
- Art & Design
- Economics
- Finance/Accounting
- Government/Political Science
- Health Science
- Performing Arts
- Social Science
- Visual Arts
- Psychology
- Computer Science
- Public health
Student experience
- Athletics
- Co-op/Internship Opportunities
- Disability Services
- Intramural/Club Sports
- Military/Veteran Services
- On-Campus Housing
- Religious Affiliation
- ROTC Program
- Study Abroad
- Undergraduate Research
Application information
First-year
For more information about submitting a First Year Application, please visit: scu.edu/admission/undergraduate/first-year-students.
Transfer
For more information about submitting a Transfer Application, please visit: scu.edu/admission/undergraduate/transfer-students.
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Additional information
Find your future at SCU. Progress doesn’t just happen; it demands vision, hard work, and smart, dedicated people like you who want more. Grounded in the Jesuit educational tradition, Santa Clara University helps people make the world a better place. Progress needs people–people just like you.
Visit us
Come visit our campus and enjoy the mid-70 degree weather, sunny skies, and beautiful rose gardens. Learn more about our rigorous, contemporary education that fosters critical, creative, and reflective thinking. Headquartered in the most innovative place on earth—the Silicon Valley—our students strive to build a more humane, just, and sustainable world. To schedule your visit, please go to scu.edu/visit.
Santa Clara University will educate citizens and leaders of competence, conscience, and compassion and cultivate knowledge and faith to build a more humane, just, and sustainable world.