How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Santa Clara University admits about 48.0% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,350 and 1,490, and ACT scores typically fall between 31 and 33. Among enrolled undergraduates, 11.3% receive Pell Grants and 16.5% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is modest, at 11.6%. Azimuth ranks Santa Clara University #900 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects a selective admissions funnel paired with a relatively modest share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students compared with broad-access institutions. The six-year graduation rate is 87.9%, with 85.8% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Santa Clara University #394 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $88,000 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing Santa Clara University in the 98.9 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects strong outcomes for the low-income students who enroll: those who gain admission complete at high rates and earn outcomes that place the institution among peer leaders. The constraint on the mobility rank is the scale question — the selective admissions process limits how many low-income and first-generation students benefit from that pathway relative to institutions that admit larger shares of their applicant pools.
Santa Clara University admits about 48.0% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,350 and 1,490, and ACT scores typically fall between 31 and 33. Among enrolled undergraduates, 11.3% receive Pell Grants and 16.5% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is modest, at 11.6%. Azimuth ranks Santa Clara University #900 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects a selective admissions funnel paired with a relatively modest share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students compared with broad-access institutions. The six-year graduation rate is 87.9%, with 85.8% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Santa Clara University #394 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $88,000 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing Santa Clara University in the 98.9 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects strong outcomes for the low-income students who enroll: those who gain admission complete at high rates and earn outcomes that place the institution among peer leaders. The constraint on the mobility rank is the scale question — the selective admissions process limits how many low-income and first-generation students benefit from that pathway relative to institutions that admit larger shares of their applicant pools.
Santa Clara University admits about 48.0% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,350 and 1,490, and ACT scores typically fall between 31 and 33. Among enrolled undergraduates, 11.3% receive Pell Grants and 16.5% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is modest, at 11.6%. Azimuth ranks Santa Clara University #900 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects a selective admissions funnel paired with a relatively modest share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students compared with broad-access institutions. The six-year graduation rate is 87.9%, with 85.8% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Santa Clara University #394 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $88,000 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing Santa Clara University in the 98.9 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects strong outcomes for the low-income students who enroll: those who gain admission complete at high rates and earn outcomes that place the institution among peer leaders. The constraint on the mobility rank is the scale question — the selective admissions process limits how many low-income and first-generation students benefit from that pathway relative to institutions that admit larger shares of their applicant pools.
