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Rankings & Accolades

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
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.