Santa Clara University

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Students

Student Profile

Enrollment (Fall 2011)
School Undergraduate Graduate Total

College of Arts and Sciences

        2,952   40   2,992
Leavey School of Business         1,435    1,025
  2,460
School of Engineering         842
   838
  1,680
School of Law       1,012   1,012
School of Education and Counseling Psychology
   
   504
  504
Jesuit School of Theology
   
   152
  152
Fall 2011 Enrollment Total
        5,229
   3,571
  8,800
Summer 2011 Enrollment Total
        1,130
   1,887
  3,017

 

Freshman Class Profile (Fall 2011 - Class of 2015)
Applications  13,342
Accepted  7,263
Enrolled  1,283


 

Enrolled Freshman

Middle 50% of Scores

GPA    
 3.4 - 3.8  (4 point scale)          
SAT Critical Reading
 570 - 680
SAT math
 600 - 690
ACT Composite  27-31


Enrolled Freshmen Demographics


Religious background: Catholic
 52%
From Jesuit high schools  12%
From other Catholic high schools  25%
From private high schools (Non-Jesuit)  12%
From public high schools
 50%
From other high schools
 1%
Alumni ties  28%
Live in residence halls  94%
From California  60%         
From other states and countries
 40%
Number of states  38
Number of foreign countries  15


 

Transfers
Applied  889         
Accepted
 443
Enrolled
 207
Mean GPA (admitted)
 3.61


 

Student Statistics (Fall 2011)
Gender  Undergraduate  Graduate
Men  2,546 (48.7%)  2,000  (56%)
Women  2,683 (51.3%)

 1,571 (44%)



 

Ethnicity

 Undergraduate  Graduate
American Indian or Alaskan Native  7 (0.1%)  10 (0.3%)
Asian
 795 (15.2%)  1,255 (35.1%)
Black or African American
 148 (2.8%)  69 (1.9%)
Hispanic of any race
 980 (18.8%)  244 (6.8%)
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
 23 (0.4%)  22 (0.6%)
White  2,281 (43.6%)  1,319 (36.9%)
Two or more races
 311 (6%)  50 (1.4%)
Race/Ethnicity not reported
 684 (13.1%)  602 (17%)

 



 

Other Statistics
Freshman retention rate  93%
Graduate rate  85%
Live in residence halls  94% of undergraduates
Average class size  24
Classes with fewer than 30 students  73%
Student to faculty ratio  13:1



 

 

Student Costs

Undergraduate Program (2011-12)
Tuition and fees                   
 $39,048 per year
Room and board  $11,977 per year (varies)


 

Graduate Programs (2011-12)
Law School tuition  $1,393 per quarter unit    
MBA tuition  $850 per quarter unit
Engineering tuition  $770 per quarter unit
Counseling Psychology and Education tuition  $476 per quarter unit   
Pastoral Ministries tuition  $476 per quarter unit
Jesuit School of Theology tuition  $7,175 per semester (varies with program)


 

 

Financial Assistance

Undergraduate Students (2011-12)
Total scholarships/grants  $71,908,815
Total student loans  $30,824,559
Work study  $1,213,496
Receiving aid  83%


 

Graduate Students (2011-12)
Total scholarships/grants
 $3,305,348
Total student loans  $15,343,789
Work Study  $30,164
Receiving aid  49%


 

Law Students (2011-12)
Total scholarships/grants  $5,290,848
Total student loans  $33,546,511
Work study  $184,892
Receiving aid  88%

 

Jesuit School of Theology (2011-12)
Total scholarships/grants  $506,267
Total student loans  $292,900
Receiving aid  43%


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