Enrollment Trends at SCU

The student population at Santa Clara University is 9,728 (6,577 undergraduate and 3,151 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,048 (12.07%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at SCU is 67.61% which is increased by 1,192 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 144 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 94 male students for every 100 female students, down from 102 in 2015.
500 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 49,900.00% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,882 where 9,728 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 9,728 students in 2025 and was lowest at 8,422 in 2017. Overall, enrollment rose from 8,680 to 9,728 students, a net gain of 1,048 (12.1%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Santa Clara University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,680	5,385	2,732	2,653	3,295	1,657	1,638
2016-17	8,422 -258	5,438 53	2,720 -12	2,718 65	2,984 -311	1,410 -247	1,574 -64
2017-18	8,629 207	5,499 61	2,757 37	2,742 24	3,130 146	1,499 89	1,631 57
2018-19	8,642 13	5,520 21	2,796 39	2,724 -18	3,122 -8	1,460 -39	1,662 31
2019-20	8,669 27	5,694 174	2,846 50	2,848 124	2,975 -147	1,377 -83	1,598 -64
2020-21	8,616 -53	5,608 -86	2,905 59	2,703 -145	3,008 33	1,386 9	1,622 24
2021-22	8,918 302	5,895 287	3,105 200	2,790 87	3,023 15	1,392 6	1,631 9
2022-23	9,178 260	6,115 220	3,160 55	2,955 165	3,063 40	1,408 16	1,655 24
2023-24	9,340 162	6,249 134	3,211 51	3,038 83	3,091 28	1,433 25	1,658 3
2024-25	9,728 388	6,577 328	3,322 111	3,255 217	3,151 60	1,397 -36	1,754 96
Average	8,882	5,798	2,955	2,843	3,084	1,442	1,642

Santa Clara University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,798 where 6,577 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Santa Clara University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,385	5,303	2,691	2,612	82	41	41
2016-17	5,438	5,353	2,671	2,682	85	49	36
2017-18	5,499	5,411	2,709	2,702	88	48	40
2018-19	5,520	5,440	2,751	2,689	80	45	35
2019-20	5,694	5,586	2,780	2,806	108	66	42
2020-21	5,608	5,478	2,829	2,649	130	76	54
2021-22	5,895	5,779	3,033	2,746	116	72	44
2022-23	6,115	5,998	3,084	2,914	117	76	41
2023-24	6,249	6,118	3,135	2,983	131	76	55
2024-25	6,577	6,431	3,229	3,202	146	93	53
Average	5,798	5,798	2,891	2,799	5,798	64	44

Santa Clara University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,084 where 3,151 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Santa Clara University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,295	1,998	978	1,020	1,297	679	618
2016-17	2,984	1,832	862	970	1,152	548	604
2017-18	3,130	1,972	935	1,037	1,158	564	594
2018-19	3,122	2,129	989	1,140	993	471	522
2019-20	2,975	1,884	875	1,009	1,091	502	589
2020-21	3,008	1,953	911	1,042	1,055	475	580
2021-22	3,023	1,899	881	1,018	1,124	511	613
2022-23	3,063	2,009	981	1,028	1,054	427	627
2023-24	3,091	1,952	944	1,008	1,139	489	650
2024-25	3,151	1,919	887	1,032	1,232	510	722
Average	3,084	3,084	924	1,030	3,084	518	612

Santa Clara University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 32.95% and the percentage of black students is 2.96% at Santa Clara University. 20.81% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 19.35% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 41.27% to 32.95%. Asian enrollment grew from 16.64% to 20.81%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.83% to 2.96%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 14.75% to 19.35%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8041 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.7766 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Santa Clara University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	8	1,444	246	1,280	16	3,582	466
2016-17	7	1,422	240	1,304	16	3,524	472
2017-18	11	1,446	244	1,411	17	3,592	494
2018-19	11	1,488	229	1,389	18	3,522	569
2019-20	5	1,592	220	1,477	23	3,532	570
2020-21	2	1,715	219	1,499	23	3,376	621
2021-22	4	1,829	227	1,567	22	3,281	664
2022-23	4	1,884	267	1,638	16	3,184	709
2023-24	3	1,900	285	1,697	24	3,102	664
2024-25	7	2,024	288	1,882	18	3,205	738
Average	6	1,674	247	1,514	19	3,390	597

Santa Clara University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

500 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 5% of total students. The number of online students has increased 49,900.00% since 2016. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Santa Clara University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	8,680	0	0	8,680
2016-17	8,422	1	0	8,421
2017-18	8,629	8	0	8,621
2018-19	8,642	84	0	8,558
2019-20	8,669	206	0	8,463
2020-21	8,616	299	0	8,317
2021-22	8,918	417	0	8,501
2022-23	9,178	399	0	8,779
2023-24	9,340	385	661	8,294
2024-25	9,728	500	936	8,292
Average	8,882	230	160	8,493

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Enrollment Trends at SCU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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