Rankings & Accolades

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. 2 on the 2017 "Best Regional Universities (West)" rankings
• Santa Clara University also ranked No. 2 "Best Regional University (West) for Veterans"

Forbes

• Santa Clara University kept its strong position at No. 16 in "America's Top Colleges (West)" 2016 list

Kiplinger

• Ranked No. 30 nationally on the 2016 "Best Values in Private Colleges" list

Princeton Review

• SCU named one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduate education in the 2017 annual guidebook, "The Best 381 Colleges"

Payscale

• Ranked No. 12 among U.S. colleges on the 2016 "Best Salary Potential" list

Bestcolleges.com

• SCU ranked No. 11 in Bestcolleges.com's "Greenest Universities" list for 2016

Leavey School of Business

U.S. News & World Report

• The undergraduate business program ranks No. 63 on the 2017 "Best Undergraduate Business Programs" list
• The undergraduate accounting program is nationally ranked No. 23
• The undergraduate entrepreneurship program is nationally ranked No. 12
• The undergraduate management information systems program is nationally ranked No. 13

Bloomberg Businessweek

• The undergraduate business program is ranked No. 51 in the nation according to the 2016 "Best Undergraduate Business Schools" list

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 Part-Time Law Program is ranked No. 16
• The Intellectual Property Law Program is ranked No. 6
• The International Law Program is ranked No. 28