Santa Clara University

Santa Clara University

STUDENT BODY

Santa Clara University actively seeks diversity. In fall 2010, the University enrolled 5,107 undergraduate and 3,724 graduate students, with male-to-female ratios of 49 percent to 51 percent for undergraduate students and 57 percent to 43 percent for graduate students. In the same term, 59 percent of undergraduate students and 63 percent of graduate students identified themselves as belonging to various ethnicities. Approximately 60 percent of enrolled freshmen are from California; the others are from 37 states and 16 foreign countries. For the 2010–11 academic year, 81 percent of undergraduate students received some kind of financial aid—scholarships, grants, or loans.

The University’s commitment to learning is expressed in the fact that 93 percent of freshman students advance to the sophomore year, and 85 percent graduate within six years, among the highest percentages in the country.