Santa Clara CDS VERIFIED

Santa Clara, California (West) · 5,800 undergrads · ~26 avg class size · 12:1 student-faculty · $61,293/yr sticker

private Tier 3

Jesuit university in Silicon Valley. Strong undergraduate business (Leavey) and engineering, heavy tech recruiting.

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Stats below are CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site before making application decisions.

Acceptance rate

48.0%

most recent reported cycle

By application round

Early Decision62.0%

Early Decision II55.0%

Early Action50.0%

Regular Decision49.0%

GPA range

3.65–3.95

middle 50% of admitted students (unweighted)

SAT mid-50%

1360–1480

middle 50% admitted SAT score

ACT mid-50%

31–33

middle 50% admitted ACT score

Median earnings (10-yr)

$109K

Federal data — 10 yrs after college entry, all majors combined

≈ 3.0 years of post-grad earnings cover 4 yrs of attendance

Career outcomes · 13 sources

$91K

Entry

$109K

10-year

$173K

Mid-career

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).

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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

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