Santa Clara University

Santa Clara University Data & Information Overview

If you’re interested in learning more about a particular stat, just click on its tile to go to a new page that covers the topic more in-depth.

Where Does Santa Clara University Rank?

Santa Clara University ranking badge

2026 College Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Santa Clara University was awarded 267 badges in the 2026 rankings.

Overall Quality

According to College Factual’s 2026 analysis, SCU is ranked #13 out of 5,192 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation.

SCU also holds the #3 spot on the Best Colleges in California ranking.

See all of the rankings for Santa Clara University.

How Much Money Do SCU Graduates Make?

The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor’s degree from SCU make about $53,747 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is good news for future SCU graduates since it is 32% more than the average college graduate’s salary of $40,669 per year.

Request Information
What Do You Want to Study?
Security Policy We safeguard your information with 256-bit encryption, the same method employed by most banks and one of the most secure encryption solutions available.
We safeguard your information with 256-bit encryption, the same method employed by most banks and one of the most secure encryption solutions available.
Advertisement CollegeFactual.com is an advertising-supported site. We may receive compensation when you submit your information to an affiliate partner. This compensation does not influence our school rankings, resource guides, or other editorially-independent information published on this site.