Engineering at Santa Clara University

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering program at Santa Clara University stacks up to those at other schools.

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and approximately 8,616 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

SCU Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

SCU Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at SCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #190 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at SCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Santa Clara University.

SCU Engineering Bachelor’s Program

27% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Santa Clara University with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	54
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	71
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

SCU Engineering Master’s Program

33% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Santa Clara University with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	26
International Students	216
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Santa Clara University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Engineering	251
Mechanical Engineering	71
Biomedical Engineering	51
Civil Engineering	24
Electrical Engineering	20
Engineering Physics	6
General Engineering	5
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	1

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Santa Clara University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Civil Engineers	45,060	$109,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Electronics Engineers	29,210	$123,540

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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