Santa Clara University

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SCU Facts

  • Established by Jesuits in 1851 at the site of Mission Santa Clara
  • The first institution to offer classes in higher learning on the West Coast
  • Academic program designed in the tradition of a Jesuit liberal education
  • Committed to educating men and women of competence, conscience, and compassion
  • Beautiful 104-acre campus in the city of Santa Clara within the heart of Silicon Valley
  • Less than an hour from San Francisco
  • 4,551 undergraduates
  • 3,496 graduate students in law, business, engineering, counseling psychology, education, and pastoral ministries
  • Student/professor ratio of 12:1
  • 17 NCAA Division I teams, six club sports
  • Extensive intramural program
  • More than 80 student clubs and organizations
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