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General information
- Address:
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053- Control:
Private
- Academic Calendar:
Quarter (trimester)
- Religious Affiliation:
Catholic (Jesuit)
- Founded:
1851
- Web Site:
www.scu.edu
- Main Phone:
(408) 554-4000
- Admissions Phone:
(408) 554-4700
Student Body
- Full-Time
Undergraduates: 4,316
- Part-Time
Undergraduates: 118
- Total Male
Undergraduates: 1,940
- Total Female
Undergraduates: 2,464
Admissions
- Overall acceptance rate:
57%
- Early action acceptance rate:
75%
- Regular Acceptance rate:
54%
- Total Applicants:
7,649
- Total Acceptances:
4,388
- Freshman Enrollment:
1,172
- Yield (% of admitted
students who actually enroll 46%
- Early Decision available?
No
- Early action available?
Yes
- Early action Deadline:
November 1
- Early action Notification:
End of December
- Regular Decision Deadline:
January 15
- Regular Decision
notification: First week of April
- Must-Reply-By Date:
May 1
- Applicants Placed on Waiting List:
1,382
- Applicants Accepted from Waiting List:
356
- Students Enrolled from Waiting List:
151
- Transfer Applications Received:
652
- Transfer Applications Accepted:
401
- Transfer Students Enrolled
243
- Transfer Application Acceptance Rate:
62%
- Common Application Accepted?
Yes
- Supplemental Forms?
Yes
- Admissions Web Site:
www.scu.edu/ugrad
- SAT I or ACT Required?
Either or both
- First-year Students Submitting SAT Scores:
96%
- SAT I Range(25th-75th Percentile):
1110-1300
- SAT I Verbal Range (25th-75th Percentile):
550-640
- SAT I Math Range (25th-75th Percentile):
560-660
- SAT II Requirements for Admissions:
SAT II not required
- Retention Rate:
92%
- Top 10% of High School Class:
37%
- Application Fee:
$55
Financial Information
- Tuition:
$28,899
- Room and Board:
$10,032
- Books and Supplies:
$1,260
- Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package (including loans, work-study, grants, and other sources):
$18,070
- Student Who Applied for Financial aid:
80%
- Student Who Received aid:
52%
- Financial Aid Forms:
February 1
- Financial Aid Phone:
(408) 554-4505
- Financial Aid E-Mail:
www.scu.edu/fnancialaid/contactus.cfm
- Financial Aid Web Site:
www.scu.edu/fnancialaid
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