Freshman Class Profile, Fall 2006—Class of 2010
| Applications | 8,670 |
| Accepted | 5,762 |
| Enrolled | 1,339 |
| Enrolled Freshmen | |
| Mean academic GPA | 3.52 |
| Mean SAT verbal score | 597 |
| Mean SAT math score | 615 |
| Mean ACT composite score | 26 |
| From public high schools | 43.5% |
| From Jesuit high schools | 11.8% |
| Religious background: Catholic | 51%*** |
| Geography | |
| From California | 54.7% |
| From outside California | 45.3% |
| Number of states | 38 |
| Number of foreign countries | 21 |
| Alumni ties | 23.2% |
| Live in residence halls | 94.1% |
***Information collected Fall 2005.
National Rankings
As ranked by U.S. News & World Report, Santa Clara University
- Is the No. 2 comprehensive university in the West for the 17th consecutive year
- Has the second highest undergraduate graduation rate among all U.S.master’s universities
- Has the highest freshman retention rate in the West among master’s universities
In 2006, U.S. News & World Report placed SCU’s School of Engineering as No. 29 of the top engineering schools in the country.
Business Week magazine named the undergraduate program at the Leavey School of Business No. 27 in the United States.
Santa Clara University is one of the Princeton Review’s Best Colleges.
According to U.S. News & World Report, the MBA program at the Leavey School of Business ranked No. 14 among part-time MBA programs in the nation in 2007, and Santa Clara University School of Law is one of the top 100 law schools.
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