Students
Who's on campus
A medium campus of 6,552 undergrads, where 11% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.77
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
1,612 first-time students
36% came from other states and 6.9% from abroad; 55% are from California. More from other states than at 66% of colleges.
- In-state (California)55%
- Other states36%
- Abroad6.9%
- Not reported1.9%
Top home states
- California(home state)55% 892
- Washington8.5% 137
- Oregon3.5% 56
- Colorado2.8% 45
- Massachusetts2.5% 40
From 43 states (counting DC) and 1 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
205
new transfer students, 11% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 17% of colleges.
202 full-time, 3 part-time.
Going on to another college
7.9%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 117 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
Almost everyone studies full-time.
49% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 3,797 students.
Housing
Beds
3,797
About 58 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I · West Coast Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays basketball, baseball, cross country/track (no football).
How the West Coast Conference comparesROTC
Army, Navy, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Quarters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- 15% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Scholarships
Some of the college's own need-based and non-need-based aid considers religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 1
Greek life
Councils and chapters
1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Sigma-Omega
LGBTQ+ life
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: 0
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Santa Clara University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;Santa Clara University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)