Back جامعة سانتا كلارا Arabic جامعة سانتا كلارا ARZ Santa Clara University German Universidad de Santa Clara Spanish دانشگاه سانتا کلارا Persian Université de Santa Clara French Sveučilište Santa Clara Croatian Santa Clara Egyetem Hungarian Universitas Santa Clara ID Santa Clara University Italian
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Former names | Santa Clara College (1851), University of Santa Clara (1912–1984) |
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| Motto | Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (Latin) |
Motto in English | For the Greater Glory of God |
| Type | Private university |
| Established | 1851 |
Religious affiliation | Catholic Church (Jesuit) |
Academic affiliations | AJCU NAICU ACCU Space-grant |
| Endowment | $1.54 billion (2022)[1] |
| President | Julie Sullivan |
| Provost | James M. Glaser |
Academic staff | 911 (564 full-time)[2] |
| Students | 9,635 (Fall 2024)[3] |
| Undergraduates | 6,484 |
| Postgraduates | 3,151 |
Other students | 281 |
| Location | , U.S. |
| Campus | Suburban 106 acres (43 ha) |
| Newspaper | The Santa Clara |
| Colors | Red and white[4] |
| Nickname | Broncos |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I – West Coast Conference |
| Mascot | Bucky Bronco |
| Website | scu |
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Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California, United States. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California.[5] The university's campus surrounds the historic Mission Santa Clara de Asís which traces its founding to 1777. The campus mirrors the Mission's architectural style and contains Mission Revival architecture and other Spanish Colonial Revival styles. The university is classified as a "Doctoral/Professional" university.[6]
The university offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees through its six colleges, the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Education and Counseling Psychology, Leavey School of Business, School of Engineering, Jesuit School of Theology, and School of Law. It enrolls 6,484 undergraduate students and about 3,151 postgraduate students as of Fall 2024.
Santa Clara's sports teams are called the Broncos. Their colors are red and white. The Broncos compete at the NCAA Division I levels as members of the West Coast Conference in 19 sports. Broncos have won NCAA championships in both men's and women's soccer. Santa Clara's student athletes include current or former 58 MLB,[7] 40 NFL,[8] and 12 NBA players and 13 Olympic gold medalists.
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- ^ "Student Body". www.scu.edu. Santa Clara University. 2019. Archived from the original on November 27, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ "Santa Clara University Color Palette". Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ^ "Santa Clara University - Best College - Education - US News". Archived from the original on January 5, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
- ^ Carnegie. "Santa Clara University". Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
- ^ "Santa Clara University Baseball Players Who Made it to a Major League Baseball Team". www.baseball-almanac.com.
- ^ "Santa Clara Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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