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Santa Clara, CA · Environmental science

Environmental science at Santa Clara

Santa Clara graduates about 46 environmental science majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 66th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $73,000 four years out, 1.32× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year463% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$73,0001.32× the same major nationally
Admit rate48%whole school
SAT middle 50%1290–1480whole 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 environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Alumni Science Hall, Daly Science Center.

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 environmental science ranking

  1. Lafayette College 83
  2. Swarthmore College 83
  3. Virginia Tech 82
  4. University of California San Diego 82
  5. Boston University 82
  6. American University 82
  7. University of Rochester 82
  8. California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo 81

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 environmental science. 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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