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Undergraduate General Psychology at Santa Clara University

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at SCU. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level. At its best it places at #2 out of 62 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees

SCU Undergraduate General Psychology Rankings

College Factual ranks SCU among the top schools in the country for general psychology, coming in at #14 out of 1,317 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best General Psychology Schools	14 of 1,317
Best General Psychology Schools in California	3 of 176

Undergraduate General Psychology Degrees at SCU

Here is each degree level offered in general psychology at SCU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	112

SCU General Psychology Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Santa Clara University conferred 112 bachelor’s degrees in general psychology.

Bachelor’s Rankings

SCU is in the top 10% of the country for general psychology at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #2 out of 62 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13

Salary of General Psychology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

General Psychology majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from SCU earn a median of $58,545 a year. This is lower than $110,779, the median for all majors at SCU.

Student Debt of General Psychology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

To complete a bachelor’s at SCU, general psychology graduates take on a median debt of $17,667 in student loans. This is lower than $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

Learn more about SCU tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 23% of general psychology bachelor’s degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

The largest share of general psychology bachelor’s degree graduates at SCU were White. Approximately 48% 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 general psychology.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	54
Non-Resident Aliens	10
Other Races	13

Psychology, General (Bachelor’s)

SCU granted 112 bachelor’s completions in psychology, general recently — 77% to women and 23% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (48%).

• Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #2
• Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #2
• Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #13

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Arnaudh under License More about our data sources and methodologies.