How many students at SCU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 9,178 students have enrolled in Santa Clara University with 6,115 undergraduate and 3,063 graduate students.
By gender, 4,568 male and 4,610 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (5,463 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University).
399 students are enrolled exclusively, and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Santa Clara University has a total of 9,178 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 6,115 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 3,063 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 4,568 male and 4,610 female students (the male-female ratio is 50:50) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 9,178 | 6,115 | 3,063 |
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| Men | 4,568 | 3,160 | 1,408 |
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| Women | 4,610 | 2,955 | 1,655 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 3,184 White, 267 Black, and 1,884 Asian students out of a total of 9,178 are attending at Santa Clara University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| Asian | 1,884 | 931 | 953 |
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| Black | 267 | 121 | 146 |
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| Hispanic | 1,638 | 699 | 939 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 16 | 7 | 9 |
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| White | 3,184 | 1,598 | 1,586 |
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| Two or more races | 709 | 359 | 350 |
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| Race Unknown | 171 | 93 | 78 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| Asian | 1,284 | 679 | 605 |
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| Black | 190 | 92 | 98 |
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| Hispanic | 1,127 | 530 | 597 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 11 | 6 | 5 |
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| White | 2,433 | 1,248 | 1,185 |
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| Two or more races | 581 | 298 | 283 |
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| Race Unknown | 105 | 65 | 40 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | - | - | - |
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| Asian | 600 | 252 | 348 |
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| Black | 77 | 29 | 48 |
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| Hispanic | 511 | 169 | 342 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 5 | 1 | 4 |
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| White | 751 | 350 | 401 |
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| Two or more races | 128 | 61 | 67 |
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| Race Unknown | 66 | 28 | 38 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, SCU has 13 students under 18 years old and 15 students over 65 years old. There are 6,954 students under 25 years old, and 2,224 students over 25 years old out of 9,178 total students.
SCU has 6,031 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 84 students aged 25 and over.
It has 923 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,140 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
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| 18-19 | 2,628 | 1,375 | 1,253 |
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| 20-21 | 2,742 | 1,311 | 1,431 |
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| 22-24 | 1,571 | 689 | 882 |
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| 25-29 | 1,089 | 579 | 510 |
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| 30-34 | 458 | 258 | 200 |
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| 35-39 | 240 | 129 | 111 |
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| 40-49 | 280 | 171 | 109 |
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| 50-64 | 142 | 83 | 59 |
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| Over 65 | 15 | 7 | 8 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
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| 18-19 | 2,628 | 1,375 | 1,253 |
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| 20-21 | 2,700 | 1,289 | 1,411 |
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| 22-24 | 690 | 245 | 445 |
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| 25-29 | 56 | 18 | 38 |
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| 30-34 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
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| 35-39 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| 40-49 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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| 50-64 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 42 | 22 | 20 |
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| 22-24 | 881 | 444 | 437 |
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| 25-29 | 1,033 | 561 | 472 |
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| 30-34 | 442 | 247 | 195 |
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| 35-39 | 237 | 127 | 110 |
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| 40-49 | 275 | 166 | 109 |
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| 50-64 | 138 | 81 | 57 |
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| Over 65 | 15 | 7 | 8 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Santa Clara University, 399 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.
322 students lived in California or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 77 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 9,178 | 399 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | 6,115 | 0 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 3,063 | 399 | 0 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| California Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 322 | 53 | 24 |
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| Undergraduate | 0 | - | 0 |
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| Graduate | 322 | 53 | 24 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 6,115 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 196 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.21%.190 students have transferred in as full-time status and 6 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 5,808 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 190 |
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| Regular Part-time | 111 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 6 |
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