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Accounting at Santa Clara

Santa Clara graduates about 76 accounting majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 97th of 723 schools we score for accounting, a strong program at 79 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $130,000 four years out, 1.74× what the same major pays nationally.

79/100Strong#97 of 723 for accounting →
Graduates a year765% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$130,0001.74× the same major nationally
Admit rate48%whole school
SAT middle 50%1330–1470whole school

Around Santa Clara

Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation
Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation 1459Photo: Cristiano Tomás · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
College students using Groupme
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SCU campus
Santa Clara University campus 1584Photo: Cristiano Tomás · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Kenna Hall
Kenna Hall 1578Photo: Cristiano Tomás · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where accounting happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Student housing 12 · Dorm 10 · Athletics 8 · Arts 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the accounting ranking

  1. Temple University 80
  2. Pepperdine University 80
  3. Saint Louis University 80
  4. University of North Carolina at Charlotte 80
  5. University of Oregon 79
  6. University of Cincinnati 79
  7. Florida International University 79
  8. University of Denver 79

Other strong majors at Santa Clara

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Santa Clara with every school we score in accounting. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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