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
SCU 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.
Named one of America's Best Values in Private Colleges
- Kiplinger's Personal Finance ranked SCU No. 44 on the 2011-2012 Best Values in Private Colleges list.
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.
Top Catholic Colleges and Universities
- Santa Clara University made About.com’s list of the top 22 Catholic colleges and universities, out of hundreds.
NSSE 2010 Benchmark Scores
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) is the most comprehensive assessment of effective practice in higher education and includes data from approximately 400,000 randomly selected first-year and senior students at 603 four-year college and universities in the U.S. and Canada.
Leavey School of Business
Bloomberg Businessweek
- The undergraduate business program at Santa Clara University is ranked no. 35 in the nation, according to “The Best Undergraduate B-schools.”
School of Engineering
US. 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 masters.
