Santa Clara University

Santa Clara University is a private not-for-profit Jesuit university located in Silicon Valley in Santa Clara, California. Founded in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California.

The university is situated in Santa Clara, California, adjacent to the city of San Jose in Santa Clara County in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is commonly known by the abbreviation SCU; its students and 81,000 alumni, which live in all fifty states and around the world are called "Santa Clarans" and its highly ranked athletics teams are called the Broncos. The school is promoted as "the Jesuit university in Silicon Valley."

Colleges & Schools

• College of Arts & Sciences
• Education and Counseling Psychology
• Leavey School of Business
• School of Engineering
• Jesuit School of Theology
• School of Law
• Summer School

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Campus

Our campus is more than just buildings. This is our engaged community: art exhibits, lectures, career fairs, athletic events, stage productions, concerts, and more than 100 student organizations make Santa Clara University a prime destination for social and cultural enrichment.

2012 Catalog

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