Top 2017 Rankings For Santa Clara University
A more complete picture of where Santa Clara University is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2017 Badges Awarded page.
All 2017 Rankings For Santa Clara University
Learn more about our methodologies that drive these rankings.
Top Quality Overall
better worse | |
| Nationwide | 100 of 1387 |
| Far Western US | 16 of 126 |
| California | 14 of 81 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
better worse | |
| Nationwide | |
| Far Western US | |
| California | 35 of 73 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
better worse | |
| Nationwide | |
| Far Western US | |
| California |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
better worse | |
| Nationwide | |
| Far Western US | 57 of 114 |
| California |
Diversity
better worse | |
| Overall | 51 of 2394 |
| Ethnic | 300 of 2655 |
| Male / Female | 125 of 1717 |
| Location | 279 of 2397 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
better worse | |
| Roman Catholic | 6 of 171 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 191 of 535 |
| Most Focused | 227 of 535 |
Ethnic Studies
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 103 of 390 |
| Most Focused | 107 of 390 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 134 of 818 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 288 of 1399 |
| Most Focused | 616 of 1399 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 892 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 69 of 235 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 110 of 550 |
| Most Focused | 162 of 550 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 363 |
General Biology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 90 of 812 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 299 of 1357 |
| Most Focused | 652 of 1357 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 27 of 849 |
Business, Management & Marketing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 57 of 830 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 281 of 2091 |
| Most Focused | 566 of 2090 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 904 |
Accounting
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 42 of 608 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 169 of 1344 |
| Most Focused | 263 of 1344 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 667 |
Business/Managerial Economics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 14 of 107 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 67 of 214 |
| Most Focused | 49 of 214 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 161 |
Finance & Financial Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 14 of 376 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 89 of 634 |
| Most Focused | 26 of 634 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 420 |
Human Resource Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 14 of 133 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 161 of 388 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 175 |
Management Information Systems
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 5 of 160 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 116 of 369 |
| Most Focused | 134 of 369 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 220 |
Marketing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 21 of 396 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 96 of 764 |
| Most Focused | 42 of 764 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 455 |
Communication & Journalism
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 93 of 589 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 226 of 1209 |
| Most Focused | 203 of 1209 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 714 |
Communication & Media Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 39 of 537 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 129 of 1018 |
| Most Focused | 102 of 1018 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 606 |
Computer & Information Sciences
better worse | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 131 of 832 |
Computer Software & Applications
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 121 of 256 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 37 |
Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 100 of 305 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 165 of 553 |
| Most Focused | 128 of 553 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 356 |
Biomedical Engineering
better worse | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 37 of 130 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 92 |
Civil Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 68 of 211 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 64 of 254 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 209 |
Computer Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 54 of 150 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 49 of 266 |
| Most Focused | 30 of 266 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 192 |
Electrical Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 53 of 260 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 163 of 336 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 275 |
Engineering Physics
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 29 of 75 |
| Most Focused |
Mechanical Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 77 of 269 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 135 of 317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 264 |
English Language & Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 143 of 625 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 303 of 1354 |
| Most Focused | 519 of 1354 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 872 |
General English Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 101 of 644 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 250 of 1275 |
| Most Focused | 381 of 1275 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 37 of 806 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 98 of 360 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 153 of 948 |
| Most Focused | 178 of 948 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 86 of 661 |
Classical Languages & Literature
better worse | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Germanic Languages
better worse | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Romance Languages
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 74 of 375 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 89 of 828 |
| Most Focused | 111 of 828 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 56 of 592 |
Health Professions
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 130 of 577 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Public Health
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 20 of 98 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 63 of 247 |
| Most Focused | 65 of 247 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 109 |
History
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 166 of 590 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 415 of 1251 |
| Most Focused |
History
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 161 of 615 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 415 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 37 of 828 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 39 of 350 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 574 of 1180 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 465 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 34 of 362 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 574 of 1180 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 508 |
Mathematics & Statistics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 142 of 486 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 276 of 1238 |
| Most Focused | 466 of 1238 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 37 of 819 |
Mathematics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 121 of 504 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 236 of 1190 |
| Most Focused | 397 of 1190 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 33 of 786 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 432 of 1004 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 394 |
Classical & Ancient Studies
better worse | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Mathematics & Computer Science
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 5 of 45 |
| Most Focused | 6 of 45 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 22 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 119 of 708 |
| Most Focused | 151 of 708 |
Natural Resources Conservation
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 90 of 650 |
| Most Focused | 122 of 650 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 18 of 264 |
| Best Value | 112 of 253 |
| Most Popular | 83 of 944 |
| Most Focused | 208 of 944 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 613 |
Philosophy
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 76 of 260 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 96 of 742 |
| Most Focused | 143 of 742 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 537 |
Religious Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 12 of 106 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 92 of 542 |
| Most Focused | 243 of 542 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 335 |
Physical Sciences
better worse | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 792 |
Chemistry
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 485 of 1084 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 749 |
Physics
better worse | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 544 |
Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 113 of 848 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 299 of 1490 |
| Most Focused | 616 of 1490 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 899 |
General Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 109 of 854 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 281 of 1421 |
| Most Focused | 551 of 1421 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 856 |
Social Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 126 of 691 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 158 of 1320 |
| Most Focused | 150 of 1320 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 879 |
Anthropology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 111 of 285 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 344 |
Economics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 105 of 431 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 101 of 733 |
| Most Focused | 107 of 733 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 549 |
Political Science & Government
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 65 of 613 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 75 of 1074 |
| Most Focused | 48 of 1074 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 769 |
Sociology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 79 of 552 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 293 of 969 |
| Most Focused | 441 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 696 |
Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 272 of 672 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 636 of 1565 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 54 of 850 |
Drama & Theater Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 91 of 322 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 201 of 814 |
| Most Focused | 272 of 814 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 546 |
Fine & Studio Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 185 of 533 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 501 of 1123 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 61 of 700 |
Music
better worse | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 660 |
Men's Sports
better worse | |
| Men's Baseball (D1) | 78 of 284 |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | 110 of 335 |
| Men's Soccer (D1) | 58 of 191 |
| Men's Water Polo |
Women's Sports
better worse | |
| Women's Basketball (D1) | 106 of 333 |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | 22 of 315 |
| Women's Softball (D1) | 116 of 282 |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | 31 of 318 |
| Women's Water Polo |
Veterans
better worse | |
| Overall | 555 of 1428 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 237 of 828 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 292 of 822 |
Business, Management & Marketing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 234 of 866 |
Accounting
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 162 of 629 |
Business/Managerial Economics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 46 of 109 |
Finance & Financial Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 34 of 386 |
Human Resource Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Management Information Systems
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 32 of 165 |
Marketing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 80 of 407 |
Communication & Journalism
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 270 of 599 |
Communication & Media Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 146 of 546 |
Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Civil Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Electrical Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 123 of 265 |
Mechanical Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
English Language & Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 292 of 632 |
General English Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 227 of 651 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 145 of 362 |
Romance Languages
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 126 of 377 |
Health Professions
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Public Health
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
History
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
History
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Liberal Arts General Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics & Statistics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 229 of 508 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 32 of 266 |
Philosophy
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 121 of 261 |
Religious Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 24 of 108 |
Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 300 of 864 |
General Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 278 of 870 |
Social Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 190 of 698 |
Anthropology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Economics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 131 of 432 |
Political Science & Government
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 106 of 619 |
Sociology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 209 of 557 |
Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Drama & Theater Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Fine & Studio Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Non-Traditional Students
better worse | |
| Overall | 318 of 989 |
International Quality
better worse | |
| OVERALL | 72 of 1184 |
| Australia | 61 of 197 |
| Bangladesh | 93 of 267 |
| Brazil | 107 of 447 |
| Canada | 82 of 671 |
| China | 100 of 821 |
| Egypt | 42 of 169 |
| Germany | 110 of 380 |
| Hong Kong | 73 of 201 |
| India | 40 of 641 |
| Indonesia | 37 of 210 |
| Japan | 91 of 443 |
| Malaysia | 78 of 235 |
| Mexico | 129 of 330 |
| Nigeria | 65 of 438 |
| Pakistan | 106 of 264 |
| Philippines | 19 of 142 |
| Russia | 81 of 251 |
| Saudi Arabia | 178 of 561 |
| Singapore | 69 of 144 |
| South Korea | 124 of 609 |
| Spain | 89 of 293 |
| Sweden | 35 of 183 |
| Taiwan | 81 of 363 |
| United Kingdom | 75 of 517 |
| Vietnam | 53 of 495 |
International Value
better worse | |
| OVERALL | |
| Australia | |
| Bangladesh | |
| Brazil | |
| Canada | |
| China | |
| Egypt | |
| Germany | |
| Hong Kong | |
| India | |
| Indonesia | |
| Japan | |
| Malaysia | |
| Mexico | |
| Nigeria | |
| Pakistan | |
| Philippines | |
| Russia | |
| Saudi Arabia | |
| Singapore | |
| South Korea | |
| Spain | |
| Sweden | |
| Taiwan | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Vietnam |
