2006 – Present
2011
Santa Clara University
U.S. News & World Report
- Ranked No. 2 among 115 master's universities in the West.
- Third highest undergraduate graduation rate nationally—85 percent—among 626 national master’s level universities.
- Highest average freshman retention rate—93 percent—of master’s universities in the West.
- Highlighted in the "Strong Commitment to Teaching" list that ranked schools with an unusually strong commitment to undergraduate education.
Princeton Review
- SCU named one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education in the 2012 annual guidebook, "The Best 376 Colleges."
Forbes
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
- Ranked No. 44 nationally on the 2011-12 Best Values in Private Colleges list.
Ranked No. 4 in California for Graduate Salary Potential
- The value of a Santa Clara University education for graduate earning potential is among the best in California, according to Payscale, an online site that collects salary data. SCU was ranked No. 4 on list of 64 California schools for starting and midcareer media salary in the 2011 College Salary Report.
President's Honor Roll
- SCU was named to the 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for community service programs and student involvement.
Leavey School of Business
U.S. News & World Report
- The undergraduate business program is ranked No. 55 in the U.S.
- The graduate business program is nationally ranked No. 75.
Bloomberg Businessweek
- The undergraduate business program is ranked No. 35 in the nation, according to “The Best Undergraduate B-schools."
- The part-time MBA program moved up in the national rankings to No. 19.
- The MBA program is ranked No. 8 in the western region.
School of Law
U.S. News & World Report
- Santa Clara University School of Law was again named one of the top 100 law schools in the country.
- Sixth most racially diverse program in the country among the 190 law schools ranked.
- The Intellectual Property Law Program is ranked No. 8.
- The Part-time Law Program is ranked No. 53.
School of Engineering
U.S. News & World Report
- SCU's School of Engineering undergraduate program is No. 21 among the engineering schools in the country where the highest degree awarded is a bachelors or masters.
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2010
Santa Clara University
U.S. News & World Report
- Ranked No. 2 among 115 master's universities in the West
- Second highest undergraduate graduation rate nationally—85 percent—among master’s universities.
- Highest average freshman retention rate—93 percent—of master’s universities in the West.
Princeton Review
- SCU named one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education in the 2011 annual guidebook, “The Best 373 Colleges.”
Forbes Magazine
- Santa Clara University jumped to No. 115 in Forbes' America's Best College list for 2010. In the previous year, SCU was ranked 150, and in 2008, in the inaugural edition, SCU was 318.
SCU Ranked No. 33 in the U.S. for Return on Investment
- The value of a Santa Clara University education is among the best in the country, according to Payscale, an online site that collects salary data. SCU was ranked No. 33 on list of 554 schools in the 2010 College Return on Investment Report.
President's Honor Roll
- SCU was named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for community service programs and student involvement.
Top Catholic Colleges and Universities
- Santa Clara University made About.com’s list of the top 22 Catholic colleges and universities, out of hundreds.
Leavey School of Business
Business Week
- The undergraduate business program at Santa Clara University is ranked #39 in the nation, according to “The Best Undergraduate B-schools.”
- The rankings singled out the school’s focus on business ethics as well as the innovation-rich Silicon Valley location.
- Santa Clara University received an “A” in its rating of facilities this year, a significant jump from the “C” grade it received in 2007, the first year it participated in the rankings.
U.S. News & World Report
- The part-time MBA program is ranked No. 35.
School of Law
U.S. News & World Report
- Santa Clara University School of Law was again named one of the top 100 law schools in the country.
- Santa Clara Law was also recognized as one of the most diverse law schools in the nation.
School of Engineering
U.S. News & World Report
- SCU's school of engineering is No. 17 among the engineering schools in the country where the highest degree awarded is a bachelors or masters.
2009
Santa Clara University
U.S. News & World Report
- Ranked No. 2 in the West for the 20th consecutive year
- One of 80 colleges and universities known for a strong commitment to teaching undergraduates
- Second highest undergraduate graduation rate nationally—85 percent—among master’s universities.
- Highest average freshman retention rate—93 percent—of master’s universities in the West.
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine
- Santa Clara University remains one of the country's best values in private universities, according to Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine (December 2009).
- In its annual report, the magazine named Santa Clara University 43rd in best value among private universities nationwide.
- The annual survey ranks the top 50 private universities and the top 50 liberal arts colleges by reviewing more than 600 private institutions and measuring academic quality and affordability.
- The rankings are based on such factors as admission rates, freshman retention rates, and graduation rates, as well as tuition costs, financial aid, and the average debt a student accumulates before graduation.
Princeton Review
- Santa Clara University is named one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education in The Best 371 Colleges, Princeton Review’s annual survey, and once again scored 96 out of 100 for sustainability efforts.
President's Honor Roll
- SCU was named to the 2008 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for community service programs and student involvement.
PayScale
- Santa Clara was ranked No. 20 out of nearly 600 colleges or universities nationwide for undergraduate alumni earning among the highest salaries by PayScale, a Seattle-based compensation-data company.
Leavey School of Business
Business Week
- The undergraduate business program at Santa Clara University is ranked #32 in the nation, according to “The Best Undergraduate B-schools.”
- The rankings singled out the school’s focus on business ethics as well as the innovation-rich Silicon Valley location.
- Santa Clara University received an “A” in its rating of facilities this year, a significant jump from the “C” grade it received in 2007, the first year it participated in the rankings.
U.S. News & World Report
- The part-time MBA program was ranked No. 10, and the executive MBA program ranked No. 15 in the nation. Both programs rose from last year’s ranking: The part-time program, which has been in the top 20 every year since such rankings began in 1995, moved up three positions from last year, the fourth consecutive year it has achieved a higher ranking. Santa Clara’s executive MBA program was up four spots, from No. 19 last year.
School of Law
U.S. News & World Report
- Santa Clara University School of Law was again named one of the top 100 law schools in the country.
- Intellectual Property Law was cited as being among the top in the nation, ranked 8th again this year.
- Santa Clara Law was also recognized as the tenth most diverse law school in the nation.
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2008
Santa Clara University
U.S. News & World Report:
- For the 19th consecutive year, Santa Clara University was ranked second overall among 116 master's universities in the West.
- SCU's average undergraduate graduation rate, 85 percent, was the second highest in the country among 572 national master's level universities.
- SCU had the highest average freshman retention rate—93 percent—of master's universities in the West. (The freshman retention rate reflects the percentage of freshmen who enroll in their sophomore year.)
- SCU had the second-highest peer assessment score—3.8—of master's universities in the West.
- A section titled "Programs to Look For" highlighted SCU's learning and residential communities a program that fosters community building among students and faculty with similar interests; where students in residence halls take some courses as a group to get to know one another and their professors better.
Princeton Review:
- Santa Clara University is named one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduate education in The Princeton Review's annual survey, "The Best 368 Colleges."
School of Engineering
U.S. News & World Report
- SCU's school of engineering is No. 21 among the engineering schools in the country where the highest degree awarded is a bachelors or master's.
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2007
Santa Clara University
U.S. News & World Report:
- No. 2 comprehensive university in the West for the 18th consecutive year.
- With 93 percent of freshmen returning to enroll in their sophomore year, the University holds the highest average freshman retention rate of master’s universities in the West.
- Average graduation rate for undergraduates, 85 percent, is the second highest in the country among 574 national master’s level universities
- Listed among the top 15 in the “Great Schools, Great Prices” category of master’s universities in the West.
- Residential learning communities are featured in a section titled “Programs to Look For,” highlighting programs where students in residence halls take some courses as a group to get to know professors and one another better.
- Santa Clara earns the second-highest peer assessment score—4.0—of master’s universities in the West.
Princeton Review:
- Santa Clara University is one of the Princeton Review’s Best Colleges.
Leavey School of Business
U.S. News & World Report
- Part-time MBA program is ranked No. 14 among part-time MBA programs in the nation. SCU has been listed in the top 20 MBA programs every year since the part-time rankings began in 1995.
Business Week
- The undergraduate program at the Leavey School of Business is ranked No. 27 in the United States, the first time that the undergraduate business program made the rankings. SCU was third among California schools listed, with UC Berkeley at No. 3 and the University of Southern California at No. 19.
School of Law
U.S. News & World Report
- The School of Law is named one of the top 100 law schools in the nation.
- The intellectual property law program is recognized as one of the top 10 nationally.
- The School is noted as one of the 10 most diverse in the country.
School of Engineering
U.S. News & World Report
- The School of Engineering is No. 20 among the top 87 engineering schools in the country that focus on undergraduate and master’s engineering programs.
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2006
Highlights
- New York Times: In July 2006, the New York Times named SCU one of the 20 colleges worth a visit, calling it “the Georgetown of the West Coast.”
- Santa Clara University ranks as one of the best places to work in the Bay Area, at No.11 in the “big companies” category (501 to 3,000 employees). SCU is the only higher education institution in the top 15. The rankings are a joint project of San Francisco Business Times, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, East Bay Business Times, and Deloitte.
- In the October 2006 issue of Men’s Fitness magazine, Santa Clara University was named one of the “Fittest Colleges in America.” SCU was ranked No. 16 on the magazine's “fit list,” which included 25 of the fittest colleges and universities in the country.
Student Profile
- The average SAT score for the entering freshman class is over 1200 (combined) and the average high school GPA is 3.58.
- SCU’s freshman retention rate is 93 percent, and has been above 90 percent for the past 17 years.
- SCU’s graduation rate for undergraduates is third highest in the nation among master’s level universities. Among SCU students, 82 percent graduate in four years; 83 percent graduate in five years; 85 percent graduate in six years.
- Of the Class of 2005, 89 percent of students who applied for full-time graduate study were admitted to at least one graduate program and 98 percent of those attending graduate school indicated that their SCU education provided them with excellent or good preparation for graduate study. Of those admitted to full-time graduate study, 32 percent were granted one or more fellowships, teaching assistantships, and/or research assistantships.
Additional honors:
- The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching chose SCU as a pilot site in 2006 for a new category within the foundation’s Classification of Institutions of Higher Education: institutions committed to community engagement.
- In February, in an unprecedented move by NASA, total control of the GeneSat-1 satellite was given to SCU engineering students. GeneSat-1, which is still operating in orbit, is a project that SCU students and scientists at NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, California, have been working on for years. The mission of this satellite is to validate the use of advanced instrumentation and autonomous control techniques for performing fundamental biological studies in space. SCU students, faculty, and staff developed the entire command and control system for GeneSat-1 and have performed all mission control operations for the satellite since it was launched in December 2006. They also made significant contributions to the design and test of the satellite itself. In addition to performing experiments for NASA, SCU is using the satellite as an experimental test bed for graduate-level research in advanced diagnostic techniques. This work is helping SCU students, faculty, and staff prepare to operate the upcoming NASA PharmaSat mission, scheduled to launch in 2008.
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