After Santa Clara University: graduation, pay and debt
Santa Clara, California · Private · 6,552 undergrads
88% of Santa Clara University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $117,193 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $19,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$117.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
88%
finish within six years.
83%
finish in four years.
94%
of first-years come back for year two.
$19.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
88%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
83%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
88%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
94%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
87%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
90%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
1,403
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
91%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
7%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,264
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$96,609
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$117,193
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
83%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$19,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$16,845
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$18,204
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$14,916
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
88%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
87%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
90%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers