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. 54 in the 2020 "Best National Universities" list
- Ranked No. 23 best undergraduate teaching
Forbes
- Ranked No. 51 out of "650 Top Colleges" in 2020
The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education
- No. 87 out of more than 800 U.S. colleges and universities in 2020
Payscale
- Ranked No. 22 among U.S. colleges on the 2019-20 "Best Universities for a Bachelor's Degree" list
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. 40
- Online MBA Program in Finance is ranked No. 10
- Online MBA Program in Marketing is ranked No. 12
Poets & Quants
- Undergraduate business program is ranked No. 87
- 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 Engineering
College Choice
- SCU's School of Engineering undergraduate program is No. 29 on the 2016 "Best Undergraduate Engineering Schools" list
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.