Santa Clara University

Santa Clara University

THE UNIVERSITY

Santa Clara University is a comprehensive Jesuit Catholic university with 8,397 students located in the heart of Silicon Valley. The University offers a rigorous undergraduate curriculum in arts and sciences, business, and engineering, plus nationally recognized graduate and professional programs in business, education, engineering, counseling psychology, law, and pastoral ministries.

In 2005, for the 16th consecutive year, U.S. News and World Report ranked Santa Clara University second for overall academic quality among 124 master’s universities in the West. The University sustains its high national reputation by offering a strong core curriculum, integrated learning environment, and research opportunities for all undergraduate students.

SCU has the third-highest graduation rate among all U.S. masters’ universities. U.S. News in 2005 ranked the University’s MBA program in the top 10 among the nation’s 218 part-time programs and fourth best in California. For nearly a decade, the School of Law’s intellectual property program has been recognized among the top 15 in the country. In 2005, the School of Law was named one of the country’s best law schools by Princeton Review.

Santa Clara University’s diverse community of scholars, characterized by small classes and a values-oriented curriculum, is dedicated to educating students for competence, conscience, and compassion. California’s oldest higher-education institution demonstrates faith-inspired values of ethics and social justice. The traditions of Jesuit education-educating the whole person for a life of service-run deep in all of its curricular and co-curricular programs.

SCU celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2001 and is in the midst of a $350 million fund-raising campaign.