SCU earned 116 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 23 in the top 1%, 43 in the top 5%, 30 in the top 10% and 20 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 1,247 in Top Ranked for Visual & Performing Arts, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 116 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 23 / 43
Highest placement: #1 of 1,247, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 19
Placements this edition: 267
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Santa Clara University Earned?
Santa Clara University holds 116 ranking badges across 19 fields of study, 66 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. These badges come from the 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Read about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
23
Top 5%
43
Top 10%
30
Top 15%
20
Total
116
What Is Santa Clara University Known For?
Santa Clara University is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 15 of its 99 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include General English Literature, Computer Software Applications and Computer Information Systems.
How Does Santa Clara University Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Santa Clara University earned 17 badges across 13 sports, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #6 of 240 in Outdoor Track and Field.
How Does Santa Clara University Rank for Online Students?
Santa Clara University earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #8 of 43 in Most Popular Online for Religious Studies (top 19%).
How Does Santa Clara University Rank for Veterans?
Santa Clara University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,180 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 24%).
Badges on this page come from rankings calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Santa Clara University appears in 267 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team