Santa Clara U's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Santa Clara University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Santa Clara University students is 90.9%. Female students graduated at a rate of 93.0%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 88.9%.

90.9%

asian 94.7% 196 students
African American 76.5% 26 students
white 91.0% 578 students
unknown 100.0% 17 students
hawaiian 100.0% 2 students
hispanic 92.0% 206 students
International Students 82.0% 32 students
Mixed Race 86.1% 87 students

Drop Out

Santa Clara University has an overall drop-out rate of 9.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 10.8% and 7.0% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

9.0%

asian 5.3% 11 students
African American 23.5% 8 students
white 8.8% 56 students
hispanic 8.0% 18 students
International Students 15.4% 6 students
Mixed Race 13.9% 14 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.2%

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Engineering	$83,523	$103,449	$131,051
Mechanical Engineering	$74,547	$74,576	$94,288
Finance and Financial Management Services	$68,821	$70,456	$90,013
Civil Engineering	NA	$79,473	$88,047
Accounting and Related Services	$67,828	$69,740	$87,254
Economics	$62,432	$68,379	$84,356
Marketing	$60,745	$56,867	$68,656
Communication and Media Studies	$53,040	$44,858	$59,569
Political Science and Government	$52,109	$44,869	$53,866
English Language and Literature, General	$43,732	$47,260	$51,719
Biology, General	$36,629	$34,526	$49,841
Psychology, General	$50,081	$31,133	$46,646
Public Health	$45,119	$35,594	$45,564
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$33,333	$37,568	$39,750
Human Resources Management and Services	NA	$44,170	NA
Business/Managerial Economics	NA	$69,338	NA
Management Information Systems and Services	NA	$80,391	NA
History	NA	$43,798	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$23,649	NA
Sociology	$35,892	$41,565	NA
Mathematics and Computer Science	$87,146	NA	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	NA	$31,839	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$51,460	$64,773	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$125,643	$128,588	$140,820
Computer Engineering	$125,788	$104,192	$129,018
Mechanical Engineering	$99,066	$86,424	$96,312
Civil Engineering	NA	$75,204	$84,256
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$61,260	$59,280	$63,329
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$57,675	$48,667	$59,076
Engineering-Related Fields	NA	$127,993	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	NA	$116,083	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	NA	$88,639	NA
Educational Administration and Supervision	$100,546	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	NA	$86,424	$93,193

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$74,729	$68,379	$100,639

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	NA	$53,984	$58,204

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