Santa Clara University (SCU) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Santa Clara, CA.
It offers 49 graduate programs - 30 Master's, 14 Doctorate, and 5 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $31,694.
A total of 3,151 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 9,728 students at SCU. SCU offers online graduate programs and 498 out of 3,151 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
SCU have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at School of Law.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $31,694. It offers forty-nine (49) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Santa Clara University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 3,091 students
498 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $31,694 |
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| Student to Faculty | 11:1 (9.09%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 49 Graduate Programs
30 Master's, 14 Doctorate, 5 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Santa Clara University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Santa Clara University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $31,694 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,025.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $31,394 |
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| Fees | $300 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,025 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,062 |
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| Room & Board | $19,893 (On-Campus) / $22,086 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,446 (On-Campus) / $6,930 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $57,095 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $61,772 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $23,507 | $25,170 | $24,798 | $25,873 | $31,694 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Santa Clara University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 49 major areas - 30 Master's, 14 Doctorate, 5 Post-Bachelor's. 959 students have been conferred Master's degree and 262 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 959 | 262 | 7 | - |
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| Men | 458 | 142 | 6 | - |
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| Women | 501 | 120 | 1 | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Graduate Student Population
SCU graduate schools have a total of 3,091 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,433 male and 1,658 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,952 full-time and 1,139 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 498 students enrolled through online exclusively and 748 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 763 White, 67 Black, and 561 Asian students are attending at Santa Clara University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 3,091 |
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| Men | 1,433 |
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| Women | 1,658 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 3,091 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,952 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,139 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 3,091 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 1 |
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| Asian | 561 |
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| Black | 67 |
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| Hispanic | 529 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 9 |
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| White | 763 |
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| Two or more races | 110 |
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| Un-Known | 81 |
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Online Population
At Santa Clara University graduate schools, 498 students enrolled online exclusively and 748 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 3,151 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 498 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 748 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,905 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 498 |
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| California Resident | 118 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 323 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 21 |
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