Santa Clara University

Santa Clara University

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Santa Clara University actively seeks diversity. In fall 2008, the University enrolled 5,267 undergraduate and 3,491 graduate students, with male/female ratios at 47/53 undergraduate and 58/42 graduate. In the same term, 53 percent of undergraduate students and 60 percent of graduate students identified themselves as people of color. Approximately 58 percent of entering Santa Clara University undergraduate students are from California; the others are from 37 states and 16 foreign countries. In 2008–09, some 80 percent of the 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.