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Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053

Official telephone: (408) 554-4000

Website: www.scu.edu

Screen last updated on: April 21, 2010

The admissions information below is valid for the 2008 academic year.

ADMISSIONS OFFICE

Admissions officer:

Sandra Hayes,
Dean of Admissions

Contacting the office:

408 554-4700
408 554-5255 (fax)

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN APPLICATION PROCESS & REQUIREMENTS

Is there an application deadline for fall?

yes

Final filing date for fall:

January 7

Freshmen are accepted for terms other than fall:

Application fee:

$55

Can the application fee be waived?

yes

Are refunds available on the application fee?

Is the Common Application form accepted?

yes

Supplemental forms required for those using Common Application:

yes

High school graduation is:

required, GED is not accepted

A general college preparatory program is:

required

Campus visit is:

recommended

Interview is:

neither required nor recommended

Off-campus interview:

not available

Standardized test requirements:

SAT or ACT required, SAT Subject Test not used

School's test preference:

no preference

Dates test scores should be received:

January 7 for SAT/ACT

High school units required or recommended:

English:	4 required, 4 recommended
Foreign language:	2 required, 3 recommended
Math:	3 required, 4 recommended
Science:	2 required, 3 recommended
Social studies:	3 required, 3 recommended
Academic electives:	1 required, 1 recommended
Other:	1 recommended
Total:	15 required, 19 recommended

School has formalized early decision program:

School has early action program:

yes

School has concurrent enrollment program for high school:

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN SELECTION PROCESS

Admissions is need blind:

yes

Average secondary school GPA:

3.5

Percent of freshmen who submitted GPA:

98%

Percent of freshmen who submitted class rank:

28%

Average SAT:

600 verbal, 627 math

Average ACT:

27 composite

ACT writing middle 50% range:

8 - 9

Combined ACT middle 50% range:

25 - 30

Test taken by majority of applicants:

SAT

Percent of accepted applicants who submitted SAT scores:

87%

Percent of accepted applicants who submitted ACT score:

39%

UNDERGRADUATE NOTIFICATION FOR FALL TERM

Notification of admission:

by April 1

Acceptance of admission:

must accept by May 1

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN ENROLLMENT

Number of completed applications received:

10,124

Number of applicants offered admission:

5,834 (58%)

Number of applicants offered admission who enrolled:

1,221 (21%)

School has a waiting list policy:

yes

Number of students put on waiting list:

2,138

Number accepting place on waiting list:

870 (41%)

Number of those on waiting list who were enrolled:

56 (6%)

Percent of freshmen who came from out of state:

40%

Tuition deposit amount:

$400, nonrefundable

Room deposit amount:

$250, nonrefundable

Admission may be deferred:

yes, up to 1 Year

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