+20%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at Santa Clara University rose 20% between 2007 and 2010 ($11.6k → $14.0k).
California · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit Catholic university in Santa Clara, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley. Founded in 1851, it is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in the state.
6,235 undergraduate students. 89 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Santa Clara University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Santa Clara University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.3% → 0.0%).
+13%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Santa Clara University rose 13% between 2007 and 2010 ($33.0k → $37.4k).
+68%
Private nonprofit bachelor's-predominant peer
10-year earnings at Santa Clara University are 68% above the private nonprofit bachelor's-predominant peer median ($109.2k vs $64.9k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
Santa Clara University earnings, debt, and completion vs. the California median
Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$109,183+20% · 6→10y
California median $42,588$91,198
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry88.4%+11% · '97→'24
California median 61.3%$16,845+30% · '97→'10
At program completion6,235+20% · '96→'10
latest IPEDS93.6%+2% · '04→'10
first-time, full-time43.8%-21% · '01→'24
latest cohort$59,241+82% · '00→'10
out-of-state $59,241SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How Santa Clara University earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings at Santa Clara University
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.1%Median federal debt $16,845 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $109,183 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Santa Clara University enrollment, completion, and debt over time
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+20%
Santa Clara University · undergrad enrollment rose
4,213 → 5,072
+82%
Santa Clara University · in-state tuition rose
$20,577 → $37,368
+198%
Santa Clara University · out-of-state tuition rose
$20,577 → $61,293
+30%
Santa Clara University · median debt rose
$10,744 → $14,000
-100%
Santa Clara University · cohort default rate fell
2.1% → 0.0%
+27%
Santa Clara University · pell share rose
9.7% → 12.3%
+61%
Santa Clara University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$62,000 → $99,543
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Santa Clara University programs ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Computer Engineering$196,357Business Administration, Management and Operations$194,180Computer Engineering$191,635Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering$169,141Mechanical Engineering$144,633Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering$139,616Law$139,397Law$135,208Economics$128,642Finance and Financial Management Services$127,056Accounting and Related Services$123,065Biomedical/Medical Engineering$118,457Mechanical Engineering$118,350Civil Engineering$111,831Civil Engineering$102,953Marketing$100,123Mathematics$91,342Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$90,576Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$86,253English Language and Literature, General$82,650Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$79,261Psychology, General$77,958Sociology$77,833Natural Resources Conservation and Research$74,814
Showing top 24 of 29 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
29 Santa Clara University programs with earnings, grouped by field
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
Computer Engineering$196,357Computer Engineering$191,635Mechanical Engineering$118,350Biomedical/Medical Engineering$118,457Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering$139,616Civil Engineering$111,831Mechanical Engineering$144,633Civil Engineering$102,953Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering$169,141
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Institutions similar to Santa Clara University in California
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Santa Clara University graduates earn $X” — not “Santa Clara University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Santa Clara University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.