The student population at Santa Clara University is 9,178 (6,115 undergraduate and 3,063 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 408 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at SCU is 66.63% which is increased by 680 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 272 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.01 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

399 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by % since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,754 where 9,178 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

66.63% of total students is undergraduate students and 33.37% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 680 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 272 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.01 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in SCU.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Santa Clara University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-148,7705,4352,7242,7113,3351,7551,580
2014-159,015
245
5,486
51
2,755
31
2,731
20
3,529
194
1,749
-6
1,780
200
2015-168,680
-335
5,385
-101
2,732
-23
2,653
-78
3,295
-234
1,657
-92
1,638
-142
2016-178,422
-258
5,438
53
2,720
-12
2,718
65
2,984
-311
1,410
-247
1,574
-64
2017-188,629
207
5,499
61
2,757
37
2,742
24
3,130
146
1,499
89
1,631
57
2018-198,642
13
5,520
21
2,796
39
2,724
-18
3,122
-8
1,460
-39
1,662
31
2019-208,669
27
5,694
174
2,846
50
2,848
124
2,975
-147
1,377
-83
1,598
-64
2020-218,616
-53
5,608
-86
2,905
59
2,703
-145
3,008
33
1,386
9
1,622
24
2021-228,918
302
5,895
287
3,105
200
2,790
87
3,023
15
1,392
6
1,631
9
2022-239,178
260
6,115
220
3,160
55
2,955
165
3,063
40
1,408
16
1,655
24
Average8,7545,6082,8502,7583,1461,5091,637
Santa Clara University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,608 where 6,115 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Santa Clara University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,4355,3382,6732,665975146
2014-155,4865,3892,6992,690975641
2015-165,3855,3032,6912,612824141
2016-175,4385,3532,6712,682854936
2017-185,4995,4112,7092,702884840
2018-195,5205,4402,7512,689804535
2019-205,6945,5862,7802,8061086642
2020-215,6085,4782,8292,6491307654
2021-225,8955,7793,0332,7461167244
2022-236,1155,9983,0842,9141177641
Average5,6085,6082,7922,7165,6085842
Santa Clara University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,146 where 3,063 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Santa Clara University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,3351,8879519361,448804644
2014-153,5292,0881,0151,0731,441734707
2015-163,2951,9989781,0201,297679618
2016-172,9841,8328629701,152548604
2017-183,1301,9729351,0371,158564594
2018-193,1222,1299891,140993471522
2019-202,9751,8848751,0091,091502589
2020-213,0081,9539111,0421,055475580
2021-223,0231,8998811,0181,124511613
2022-233,0632,0099811,0281,054427627
Average3,1463,1469381,0273,146572610
Santa Clara University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 34.69% and the percentage of black students is 2.91% at Santa Clara University. 20.53% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Santa Clara University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1491,4412131,231263,726423
2014-15101,4162381,283203,691461
2015-1681,4442461,280163,582466
2016-1771,4222401,304163,524472
2017-18111,4462441,411173,592494
2018-19111,4882291,389183,522569
2019-2051,5922201,477233,532570
2020-2121,7152191,499233,376621
2021-2241,8292271,567223,281664
2022-2341,8842671,638163,184709
Average71,5682341,408203,501545
Santa Clara University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

399 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 4% of total students. The number of online students has decreased % since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Santa Clara University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-159,015009,015
2015-168,680008,680
2016-178,422108,421
2017-188,629808,621
2018-198,6428408,558
2019-208,66920608,463
2020-218,61629908,317
2021-228,91841708,501
2022-239,17839908,779
Average8,75215708,595

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