Santa Clara University Student Population

How many students at SCU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Santa Clara University has a total enrollment of 9,728 students, including 6,577 undergraduate and 3,151 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 4,719 male students (48.5%) and 5,009 female students (51.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,205 White students (32.9%) and 2,024 Asian students (20.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 6,577 undergraduate students (67.6%) and 3,151 graduate students (32.4%).
• Class Delivery: 500 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 936 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - SCU's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 4,719 male (48.51%) and 5,009 female (51.49%) students are attending Santa Clara University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 94.21.

By class level, 6,577 (67.61%) are undergraduate students and 3,151 (32.39%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 50.51% are male and 49.49% are female, while among graduate students, 44.34% are male and 55.66% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,205 White, 288 Black, and 2,024 Asian students out of a total of 9,728 are attending at Santa Clara University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Santa Clara University is highly diverse with a diversity index of 80.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, SCU has 14 students under 18 years old and 16 students over 65 years old. There are 7,101 students under 25 years old, and 2,239 students over 25 years old out of 9,340 total students.

SCU has 6,178 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 71 students aged 25 and over.

It has 923 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,168 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Santa Clara University, 500 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 936 students are enrolled in some online courses.

118 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 382 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,577 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 205 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.12%.202 students have transferred in as full-time status and 3 students transferred in as part-time status.