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Student-Faculty Ratio 13:1
Full-Time Student Population 6,698
Part-Time Student Population 1,950
Full-Time Instructional Faculty 434
Part-Time Instructional Faculty 362
Total FT Faculty 448
Faculty with Terminal Degree 93%
Average Faculty Salary $103,658
Full-Time Retention Rate 93%
Part-Time Retention Rate 57%
Graduation Rate 87%
Programs/Majors Offered 66
Average Course Load 4 courses
Academic/Career Counseling? Yes
Remedial Services? No
Class Sizes
  • Fewer than 20 students: 35%
  • 20 to 49 students: 63%
  • 50 or more students: 2%

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Though well known for its strong academic program, Santa Clara's true academic strength shows not through its rankings, but through its dedication to providing students with individual attention. Santa Clara prides itself in its small class sizes and supportive network of professors and advisers who make themselves consistently available to students. All classes are taught by professors, not teaching assistants, and many are prominent in their fields of study. Santa Clara professors are generally pretty friendly and accessible, and it's common to see them socializing with students over lunch or at campus events.

Santa Clara is on the quarter system, meaning that students take between nine and twelve classes during the academic year. Because the quarter is only 10 weeks long, classes move pretty fast and leave little time for breaks between midterms, papers, and final exams. While the 10-week system shortens the amount of material covered, students have the chance to take a wide variety of classes across many disciplines.

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Academics at Santa Clara University

ntudhope

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology '15

4.2
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Biochemistry Student at SCU

The science facilities are the most neglected at Santa Clara. However, the faculty are amazing and really help to get you numerous research opportunities outside of the classroom before you graduate. The workload is not too bad, seeing as it is primarily tests that determine your grade.

Mar 01, 2012

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GetInMyToasterCunt

Industrial Engineering '16

5.0
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Unrealu

I could go on all day about how challenged I am and how my mind is expanding rapidly. Santa Clara infuses faith and ethics into an already sterling curriculum. SCU > BERKELEY

Feb 12, 2012

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Bronco1

Communications '14

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Life at SCU: Academics

School was harder than I expected at SCU, but it is a good challenge. Get to know professors one on one and go to office hours to be successful. Participate in class and go to class, most professors take roll, or at least mine did. You will find the library always packed, but it is not so busy that you can't have social life. Professors will set you up with awesome internships and finding a job after SCU is easier than most colleges because we have such a strong alumni connection in the Silicon Valley.

Dec 14, 2011

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User rating for Santa Clara University - Academics is 4.6 out of 5 based on 35 user reviews.

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Instructional Programs Occupational: No
Academic: Yes
Continuing Professional: No
Recreational/Avocational: No
Adult Basic Remedial: No
Secondary (High School): No
Special Credit Opportunities Advanced Placement (AP) Credits: Yes
Dual Credit: No
Life Experience Credits: No
AP Test Score Requirements Credit and/or placement for scores of 4 or 5
IB Test Score Requirements Used for credit and/or placement
Undergraduate Schools/Divisions
  • College of Arts & Science
  • Leavey School of Business
  • School of Engineering
Degrees Awarded
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Doctorate - Professional practice
  • Doctorate - Research/scholarship
  • Master's degree
  • Post-bachelor's certificate
  • Post-master's certificate
Most Popular Majors
  • Business Administration and Management: 5%
  • Finance, General: 3%
  • Law: 5%
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General: 2%
Graduation Requirements
  • Arts/fine arts
  • English (including composition)
  • Ethics
  • Foreign languages
  • Humanities
  • Mathematics
  • Religious studies
  • Sciences (biological or physical)
  • Social science
  • Technology
Special Study Options
  • Study abroad
  • Teacher certification (below the postsecondary level)
Other Academic Offerings
  • Cooperative education program
  • Double major
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Student-designed major
Best Places to Study SCU University Library
Did You Know?
  • Businessweek magazine ranked Santa Clara's undergraduate business program as number 39 in the nation.
  • According to the 2010 College Return on Investment Report, Santa Clara ranked number 33 out of 554 schools for giving students the most bang for their buck.
  • Forbes Magazine ranked SCU as number 115 in Forbes' "America's Best College" list.
  • Santa Clara alumni earn some of the highest salaries among college graduates in the United States. According to PayScale, a compensation company which collects salary data, Santa Clara was ranked 20 out of 600 colleges and universities for high-earning alumni.

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