We are proud of the fact that Santa Clara is consistently recognized as one of the top universities in the nation.
But rankings tell only part of the story; we want you to apply to SCU because it's the right fit for you, not because of what a magazine says about us.
Santa Clara University
U.S. News & World Report
- Ranked No. 55 "Best National Universities"
- Ranked No. 14 best undergraduate teaching
Forbes
- Ranked No. 56 out of 498 Top Colleges
The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education
- No. 8 private college/university in the West
Payscale
- Ranked No. 8 among U.S. colleges on the "Best Universities for a Bachelor's Degree" list
Princeton Review
- Named "Best Value College"
Niche
- Ranked No. 6 (out of 166) "Best Catholic Colleges"
- Ranked No. 42 (out of 1,371) "Best College Dorms"
- Ranked No. 38 (out of 1,243) "Best Colleges for Business"
Leavey School of Business
U.S. News & World Report
- Undergraduate Business Programs is ranked No. 67
- Undergraduate accounting program is ranked No. 44
- Undergraduate entrepreneurship program is ranked No. 12
- Executive MBA Program is ranked No. 13
- Part-time MBA Program is ranked No. 20
- MBA Specialty in Finance is ranked No. 26
- MBA Specialty in Business Analytics is ranked No. 15
- MBA Specialty in Entrepreneurship is ranked No. 30
- Online MBA Program is ranked No. 62
- Online MBA Program in Finance is ranked No. 12
- Online MBA Program in Marketing is ranked No. 10
- Online MS Program is ranked No. 49
Poets & Quants
- Undergraduate business program is ranked No. 25
- Online MBA Program is ranked No. 3 (No. 1 in Career Outcomes and No. 1 in Academic Experience)
- Executive MBA is ranked No. 28
Princeton Review
- Online MBA Program is ranked No. 9
Fortune
- Part-time MBA Program is ranked No. 16
- Executive MBA is ranked No. 25
- Online MBA Program is ranked No. 15
School of Law
U.S. News & World Report
- The Intellectual Property Law Program is ranked No. 4
- The Part-Time Law Program is ranked No. 40
- The International Law Program is ranked No. 28
Career Center
Princeton Review
- The University's Career Center is ranked No. 16 among all U.S. private colleges and universities, based on student ratings and PayScale.com's salary information for recent graduates.