Santa Clara University

500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053-0421
(408) 554-4800

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#8 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Santa Clara Law ranks #8 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (44.1%).

#17 in Public Sector Salary

Santa Clara Law is tied for #17 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($62,000).

#24 in Presence of Minority Students

Santa Clara Law ranks #24 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (54.4%).

#37 in Private Sector Salary

Santa Clara Law is tied for #37 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($100,000).

#53 in Presence of Female Faculty

Santa Clara Law is tied for #53 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (43.6%).

#59 in Highest Tuition

Santa Clara Law ranks #59 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($50,624). We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates.

#67 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Santa Clara Law is tied for #67 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (6.4:1).

#92 in Median LSAT

Santa Clara Law is tied for #92 in terms of the median LSAT score (155) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#111 in Bar Passage Rate

Santa Clara Law ranks #111 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (76.9%), and it outperforms by +18.6% the state of California’s overall bar passage rate of 58.3%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#130 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Santa Clara Law ranks #130 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.32) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#146 in Acceptance Rate

Santa Clara Law ranks #146 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 57.7% among those who applied for admission.

#152 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#162 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
Santa Clara Law ranks #152 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (27.9%) and #162 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (64.0%).

#160 in Library Size

Santa Clara Law ranks #160 in terms of library size with 263,005 volumes or equivalents.

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: February 15
Application Fee: $0

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 57.7% 60.6%
LSAT Score (Median) 155 155
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 152-157 153-157
GPA (Median) 3.32 3.24
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.04-3.49 3.06-3.41

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: CA CA
School's bar passage rate: 76.9% 60.7%
State overall bar passage rate: 58.3% 60.2%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +18.6% +0.5%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 27.9% 23.4%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 64.0% 47.9%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $50,624 $1,623
Room and Board: $17,298 $15,492
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 53.7% 59.5%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $25,000 $12,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $155,981 $144,130
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 75.1% 65.1%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 701 506
Men: 44.0% 50.0%
Women: 55.7% 50.0%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 45.6% N/A
Black: 3.1% N/A
Hispanic: 21.7% N/A
Asian: 19.0% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 6.4 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 179 N/A
Male: 56.4% N/A
Female: 43.6% N/A
Minority: 44.1% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $100,000 $85,000
Public Sector (Median): $62,000 $59,150
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 263,005 379,058