Santa Clara University

Thank you for considering Santa Clara University.

We recognize that students and their families are challenged by tight economic conditions and strive to achieve the highest-quality education possible at a price they can afford. Santa Clara University undergraduate students received an estimated $76 million in grant aid from various sources, reflecting our ongoing commitment to making a Santa Clara education accessible to deserving students.

Our financial aid packages can decrease cost substantially – with 83 percent of our students receiving some form of aid from scholarships, grants, loans and campus employment. When compared to some public universities having an average time to graduation of 5+ years, Santa Clara may actually be a more cost effective education.

• U.S. News & World Report has Santa Clara listed as the second highest graduation rate of all Masters Universities in the United States
• Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine ranks Santa Clara University 44th in best value among private universities nationwide
• Forbes Magazine ranks Santa Clara University 67th out of 650 best U.S. undergraduate institutions
• Payscale, a compensation-data company, ranks Santa Clara University undergraduate degree recipients 4th on list of 64 California schools for starting and midcareer media salary in the 2011 College Salary Report

The intrinsic value of a Santa Clara education goes beyond the initial investment of tuition and related costs. Santa Clara graduates make immediate, measurable contributions as they enter or advance in their professions, and are sought by business, industry, nonprofits and government. Our small class sizes, hands-on learning, values-based Jesuit education, personal attention from dedicated professors and ideal location in the heart of Silicon Valley provide the professional preparation needed to launch a successful career. Notable Santa Clara alumni can be found at the highest levels of government, as CEOs of Fortune 500s, among the top innovative minds in technology, and as leaders in the fields of public service, the arts, education and research.