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Undergraduate Computer Engineering at Santa Clara University

Below are the key facts about this program at SCU. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. Its best result is a rank of #7 out of 27 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

SCU Undergraduate Computer Engineering Rankings

College Factual rates SCU as a strong choice for computer engineering, ranked #31 out of 228 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Computer Engineering Schools	31 of 228
Best Computer Engineering Schools in California	9 of 28

Undergraduate Computer Engineering Degrees at SCU

Here is each degree level available for computer engineering at SCU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	98
Master’s	305
Doctoral	6

SCU Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Santa Clara University handed out 98 bachelor’s degrees in computer engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

SCU is among the very best schools in the country for computer engineering at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #7 out of 27 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	7
Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	8
Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20

Salary of Computer Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Computer Engineering majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from SCU earn a median of $158,070 a year. This is higher than $110,779, the median for all majors at SCU.

Student Debt of Computer Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Earning a bachelor’s degree at SCU, computer engineering graduates take on a median debt of $24,666 in student loans. This is above $20,351, the typical median for all majors at SCU.

SCU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$55,224	$60,639
Fees	$654	$654

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Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of computer engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

The largest share of computer engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at SCU were Asian. Approximately 46% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Santa Clara University with a bachelor’s in computer engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	23
Non-Resident Aliens	8
Other Races	8

Computer Hardware Engineering (Bachelor’s)

SCU awarded 18 bachelor’s degrees in computer hardware engineering in the latest year of data — 17% to women and 83% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Asian (44%).

• Best Computer Hardware Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #2
• Best Computer Hardware Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #2
• Best Computer Hardware Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #2

Graduate Study in Computer Engineering at SCU

Graduate study is also available at SCU. Here are the graduate award levels offered.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Computer Engineering	305
Doctoral Degrees in Computer Engineering	6

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
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