Santa Clara University Computer Science Programs

Santa Clara University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Santa Clara, California. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Santa Clara University?

Contact details for SCU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053
Phone:	408-554-4000
Website:	www.scu.edu

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How Do I Get Into SCU?

You can apply to SCU online at: www.commonapp.org/

Admission Requirements for SCU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into SCU?

SCU has an acceptance rate of 52%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 47%, and the acceptance rate for women is 57%.

Average Test Scores

About 34% of students accepted to SCU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 640 and 720. Math scores were between 650 and 760.

SCU received ACT scores from 17% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 29 and 33.

Can I Afford Santa Clara University?

The overall average net price of SCU is $54,073. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SCU, approximately 25% of students took out student loans averaging $7,300 a year. That adds up to $29,200 over four years for those students.

Santa Clara University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,895 undergraduate students at SCU, with 5,779 being full-time and 116 being part-time.

There are also 3,023 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,779 full-time undergraduates at SCU, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Santa Clara University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,179
Black or African American	153
Hispanic or Latino	1,039
White	2,419
International Students	329
Other Races/Ethnicities	660

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Santa Clara University. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 81 countries are represented at SCU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Taiwan.

Online Learning at Santa Clara University

In 2022-2023, 399 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SCU has changed over the last few years.

Santa Clara University Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Information Technology	0	29	29
Web & Multimedia Design	9	0	9
TOTAL	9	29	38

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Arnaudh under License

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