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Economics at Santa Clara

Santa Clara graduates about 90 economics majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 69th of 683 schools we score for economics, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 49 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 83% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $121,000 four years out, 1.47× what the same major pays nationally.

84/100Standout#69 of 683 for economics →
Graduates a year907% of the class
Courses in the catalog49more than 83% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$121,0001.47× the same major nationally
Admit rate48%whole school
SAT middle 50%1290–1480whole school

Around Santa Clara

Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation
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SCU campus
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Kenna Hall
Kenna Hall 1578Photo: Cristiano Tomás · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where economics 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 economics ranking

  1. University of California, Santa Barbara 84
  2. Villanova University 84
  3. College of the Holy Cross 84
  4. Bucknell University 84
  5. Denison University 84
  6. University of Richmond 84
  7. Grinnell College 84
  8. University of Miami 83

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 economics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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