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Santa Clara College

Santa Clara University
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The Jesuit University in Silicon Valley
Latin: Universitas Santae Clarae
Former names
Santa Clara College (1851)
University of Santa Clara (1912–1984)
Motto Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (Latin)
Motto in English
For the Greater Glory of God
Type Private, nonprofit, research, coeducational
Established 1851
Affiliation Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Endowment $840.7 million (2016)
President The Rev. Michael Engh
Provost Dennis Jacobs
Academic staff
Total: 851 (Fall 2012)
(516 full-time / 335 part-time)
Administrative staff
Total: 908 (Fall 2012)
(855 full-time / 53 part-time)
Students 8,770 (Fall 2013)
Undergraduates 5,435 (Fall 2013)
Postgraduates 3,335 (Fall 2013)
Location Santa Clara, California, United States
Campus Suburban – 106 acres (43 ha)
Fight song "Fight for Santa Clara"
Colors Red      and      white
Athletics NCAA Division I - WCC & PCSC
Sports 17 varsity sports teams
(8 men's and 9 women's)
Nickname Broncos
Mascot Bucky the Bronco
Affiliations AJCU
NAICU
ACCU
Website www.scu.edu
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University rankings
National
Forbes 88
Regional
U.S. News & World Report 2
Master's University class
Washington Monthly 43

Santa Clara University (also referred to as Santa Clara) is a private Jesuit university located in Santa Clara, California. It has 5,435 full-time undergraduate students, and 3,335 graduate students. Founded in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California, and has remained in its original location for 165 years. The university's campus surrounds the historic Mission Santa Clara de Asis, which traces its founding to 1776. The campus mirrors the Mission's architectural style, and provides a fine early example of Mission Revival Architecture.

The university offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees through its six colleges, the School 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. Santa Clara has produced Rhodes Scholars and has been recognized as a top producer of Fulbright Scholars.

Santa Clara's alumni have made their presence felt on the national and international stage. Among Santa Clara's alumni are governors, congressmen, mayors, senators, and presidential cabinet members. Santa Clara alumni founded Nvidia and Farmer's Insurance, and created JavaScript. Santa Clara's alumni have won a number of honors, including Pulitzer Prizes, the NBA MVP Award, and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Santa Clara alumni have served as mayors of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Jose, and Washington, DC. Both the current Governor and Lieutenant Governor of California attended Santa Clara.


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