Santa Clara Acceptance Rate & Chances CDS VERIFIED
Santa Clara, California (West) · 5,800 undergrads · ~26 avg class size · 12:1 student-faculty · $61,293/yr sticker
private Tier 3
Median earnings (10yr)
$109K
CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site.
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Acceptance by round
same school, very different odds by round
By application round
Early Decision62.0%
Early Decision II55.0%
Early Action50.0%
Regular Decision49.0%
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Career outcomes · 13 sources
Median graduate earnings · 3.0 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $907K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 13 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).
Where this leads
Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.
- Tech PM roles at Google, Apple, Netflix via strong Silicon Valley recruiting pipeline
- Semiconductor engineering at Intel, AMD, Nvidia - SCU engineering pipeline but compete with Berkeley, Caltech
- Mid-market PE/VC in Bay Area - weaker than Stanford/Berkeley for top firms, solid regional deal flow
- Finance roles at Bay Area banks and fintech - local recruiting advantage, not bulge bracket feeders
- Sales engineering at enterprise software companies - SCU has strong placement, less competitive than big tech PM tracks
About Santa Clara
Jesuit university in Silicon Valley. Strong undergraduate business (Leavey) and engineering, heavy tech recruiting.
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