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Santa Clara University Common Data Set 2024-25
CATest policy: Test-optional: SAT or ACT considered if submitted, not required; policy extended for 2026 entry.Compare with other schoolsAP credit
Acceptance rate
48%
9,105 of 18,970
Early decision rate
80.1%
Non-ED pool: 46.9%
SAT middle 50%
1360–1480
ACT middle 50%
31–33
Who got into Santa Clara University: GPA and SAT of reported applicants
Accepted 98Waitlisted 20Rejected 7Preview
Self-reported by 125 applicants on Reddit, so it leans toward strong applicants and isn't Santa Clara University's official data. 3 with lower scores are off the chart but counted in the table. See your chances
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GPA and SAT of 125 reported applicants, accepted vs. rejected.
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| AppliedC1 | 18,970 |
| AdmittedC1 | 9,105 |
| EnrolledC1 | 1,611 |
| YieldC1 | 17.7% |
| Early decisionC21 | 488 of 609 (80.1%) |
| Early actionC22 | Offered, counts not reported |
Waitlist
| Offered a placeC2 | 5,871 |
| Accepted a placeC2 | 3,312 |
| Admitted from waitlistC2 | 197 |
| Odds if you stay on the listC2 | 5.9% |
Test scores and GPA
| Submitted SATC9 | 24% |
| Submitted ACTC9 | 10% |
| SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9 | 670–730 |
| SAT Math (25th–75th)C9 | 680–760 |
| Average high school GPAC12 | 3.72 |
| GPA of 4.0C11 | 9.9% |
| GPA 3.75–3.99C11 | 44.6% |
| GPA 3.50–3.74C11 | 27.6% |
| GPA below 3.50C11 | 17.9% |
Cost and financial aid
| TuitionG1 | $62,760 |
| Required feesG1 | $754 |
| Food and housingG1 | $20,553 |
| Need fully met (first-years)H2 | 31.2% |
| Average % of need metH2 | 71% |
| Average need-based packageH2 | $52,229.17 |
| Average need-based grantH2 | $41,589.87 |
What admissions looks at
- Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
- Class rankImportant
- Academic GPAVery important
- Standardized test scoresConsidered
- Application essayVery important
- Recommendation(s)Important
- InterviewNot considered
- Extracurricular activitiesVery important
- Talent/abilityVery important
- Character/personal qualitiesVery important
- First generationConsidered
- Alumni/ae relationConsidered
- Geographical residenceConsidered
- State residencyConsidered
- Religious affiliation/commitmentConsidered
- Volunteer workVery important
- Work experienceVery important
- Level of applicant's interestImportant
From item C7.
Outcomes
| UndergraduatesB1 | 6,577 |
| First-year retentionB22 | 93.8% |
| 4-year graduation rateB | — |
| 6-year graduation rateB | 88.2% |
Notes on this filing
- Filing is labeled CDS 2024-2025 with enrollment as of Fall 2024; year set to 2024-25.
- Applied, admitted and enrolled totals are sums of the gender columns in C1 (18970, 9105, 1611), which match the printed totals.
- C1-C2: early action applicant and admit counts are not printed; early action is marked offered (AD_EACT Y).
- C2: waitlist counts were mapped by position (offered 5871, accepted place 3312, admitted 197).
- C8A and C8F agree: test-optional policy, with SAT/ACT considered if submitted.
- C9: SAT and ACT submission percentages are of enrolled first-time, first-year students.
- B4-B11 (Fall 2018 cohort): the four-year graduation rate is not printed; only counts are given (1266 of 1567 adjusted cohort, about 80.8%), so grad_rate_4yr is null. Six-year rate 88.19 is printed.
- G1: costs are for the 2025-2026 academic year, not 2024-2025. Tuition is the same for all undergraduates; in-state/out-of-state are null.
- H2: first-time, full-time first-year column used. pct_with_need_awarded_aid = line d / line c (600/600). pct_need_fully_met = line h / line d = 187/600 = 31.2, computed because only counts are printed. Line d is labelled 'awarded any financial aid'.
- H2 line i (average percent of need met) is 71 and is taken as printed.
- H2 average package (52229.17) and grant (41589.87) are the field values; the printed table shows rounded figures.
- B2: the 'Total Undergraduates' column is blank; the racial/ethnic totals were not used.
- The waitlist 'ranked' and release questions are answered No.
Source: Santa Clara University Common Data Set 2024-25 . “—” means the college left the item blank.