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. 63 (tied) "Best National Universities"
- Ranked No. 17 (tied) best undergraduate teaching
- Ranked No. 65 (tied) Undergraduate Business Programs
- Ranked No. 18 (tied) Entrepreneurship
- Ranked No. 19 (tied) Finance
- Ranked No. 20 (tied) Management Information Systems
- Ranked No. 56 (tied) Accounting
Forbes
- Ranked No. 95 Top Colleges 2023
- Ranked No. 54 In Private Colleges
- Ranked No. 71 In Research Universities
- Ranked No. 22 In The West
- Ranked No. 12 in Top 25 Colleges with Highest Earning Graduates.
The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education
- Ranked No. 74 overall out of almost 800 schools
Payscale
- Ranked No. 9 among U.S. colleges on the "Best Universities for a Bachelor's Degree" list
- Ranked No. 36 Best Value Colleges
Princeton Review
- Ranked No. 21 Best Science Lab Facilities
- Ranked No. 29 out of Top 50 Green Colleges
- Named "Best Value College"
Niche
- Ranked No. 6 (out of 159) "Best Catholic Colleges" in America
- Ranked No. 34 (out of 284) Best Colleges for Public Health in America
- Ranked No. 32 (out of 821) Best Colleges for Accounting and Finance in America
- Ranked No. 55 (out of 554) Best Colleges for Economics
- Ranked No. 53 (out of 437) Best Colleges for Design
- Ranked No. 74 (out of 915) Best Private Colleges
School of Engineering
Wall Street Journal
- Ranked No. 10 among private colleges for average yearly salary after graduation
Leavey School of Business
U.S. News & World Report
- #11 Executive MBA Program (#1 in Silicon Valley, #1 Jesuit, #3 in California)
- #21 Part-Time MBA Program (#1 in Silicon Valley, #2 Jesuit, #4 California)
- MBA specialities: Entrepreneurship (14), Finance (19), Marketing (12), Business Analytics (11)
- #65 in Undergrad Business (#1 in Silicon Valley, #3 Jesuit, #6 in California)
- #56 Accounting Program
- #20 Management Information Systems
- #19 Finance Program
- #18 Entrepreneurship Program
- #42 in Online MBA Program
- #6 in Best Online Finance MBA Programs
- #7 in Best Online Business Analytics MBA Programs
- #7 in Best Online Marketing MBA Programs
Poets & Quants
- Online MBA Program is ranked No. 11 (No. 1 in Career Outcomes and No. 11 in Academic Experience)
- Executive MBA is ranked No. 21
Princeton Review
- Online MBA Program is ranked No. 11
Fortune
- Part-time MBA Program is ranked No. 11
- Executive MBA is ranked No. 31
- Online MBA Program is ranked No. 25
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. 19
- The International Law Program is ranked No. 42
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.