Santa Clara University (SCU): Fees 2025, Scholarships, Admissions 2025, Rankings & Courses

• Main building where classes and the administration department lie.
• Business campus where only MBA classes take place and teaching faculty rooms are in that building.
• Library building in 4 stories with a learning development team included in the building.
• Multi-faith center, and also it houses psychologists; students can use their services free of cost for therapy.
• Sports building with all amenities like a pool, gym, cricket ground, and basketball ground on campus.
• Student union building with a restaurant inside, a gathering place for all students.
• The Cadbury building, where the university holds its meetings, also houses the alumni wing and most of the space was rented out for corporate meetings. medical school building.
• We have astonbury festival every summer, organized by the student union. it is like a youth festival with music, food, and fun activities around the campus.
   

• The total fees are around 22,000 pounds; automatically there are 2,000 pounds off for international students, and we were given a chance at an extra 5,000 pounds scholarship by submitting an essay. In total, I got 7000 pounds off. finally I have to pay 15,000 pounds
• I got private accommodation for 320 pounds per month, including bills, fees can be paid yearly or semester-wise.
• Rent: 320£, transport: 42 £, groceries: 50£ (I cook myself; no eating out), personal expense like going out and movies: 30£
• Totally, on average, I spend £450 per month
   

• The university has one big campus and small buildings around it. University facilities include a swimming pool, gymnasium, computer labs, a massive and beautiful library, a canteen with dining halls, dormitories, campus health services, a meditation room and lounges.
• I was an active participant in the mindfulness club on campus. Activities include weekly reflections, journaling activities and games.
• There are many clubs on campus that meet regularly and do fun activities—chess club, badminton club, physics club. Students can go to the university gymnasium and play any games that they like.

• Tuition: 1121$/unit (46 units to be completed for MSCS) Medical insurance fees~$3600/year
• Housing: $1,000/mo per head, including utilities, groceries, electricity and rent.
• Tuition fees increases every year by some percentage (the website has more details)
• Monthly stay: 775$(rent) + 50$(electricity) + 75$(utilities) + 100$(food and groceries)
• The rent depends on what kind of apartment is occupied but other expenses remain more or less the same.

• The college has only one campus, the main one in Santa Clara. There is a really big gym with a basketball court, table tennis, badminton courts, a big library, and multiple cafes. There are many clubs that one can join; the Greek life is very prominent here; there really aren't any campus festivals as such but each club hosts their own events, which you are welcome to join.

• Per credit: 1206$; Total fees for 46 credits: 56k$; Accommodation: 15-16k$ total: 80k$ for 2 years.
• Quarter-Based: International students are required to enrol in a minimum of 8 units each quarter—9839 $ per quarter for academics.
• Monthly Expenses(rent + food) = around 1000$ per month for rent as housing is expensive in the bay area and for food if cooking at home can be done with 200-300$ per month

• Only 1 main campus with all the department buildings.There's a huge library which also has a lot of on-campus opportunities
• The gym is good with a swimming pool, 3-4 huge soccer fields, baseball fields, tennis courrts, volleyball courts, basketball stadium, and on-campus health center too
• There's an indian grad organization named 'Swades' and they organize a lot of cultural events

• Tuition is paid every quarter. right now it's $1240 per credit so depending on the number of units you take in a quarter, the tuition is calculated appropriately.
• There's also a $190 grad engineering fee every quarter and one-time annual insurance fee ($3,700) which means for two years, you have to pay the insurance fee twice.
• Depending on the apartments you stay, the monthly rent can be around $700 with electricity and other things like utilities, food can come up to a maximum of $900-$100

• Our college has only 1 campus
• It has a library, a table tennis table a gym, swimming pool, sauna, basketball field, a tennis court, and a football field.
• Indian students have a swades club which celebrates all major indian festivals
• There are sports clubs but it would be difficult to get into a as team as the athletes are pretty good at their job

• The fees keeps changing every year
• Its 1250$ per credit and we are supposed to take 46 credits throughout 2 years of masters
• which amounts to 57,000 + we need to have medical insurance, which is 4000$ per year so the total fees including insurance is 65k usd
• I live off campus; rent for a 2B2B anywhere nearby is around 4000$.
• Monthly expenses apart from rent are $300-350.

I opted this university because of the area it was situated in. Bay area is known for its technology industry so it was easier for me to settle down here. The admission process was purely online. Once you meet the requirements provided by the university which is IELTS and your score in bachelors degree, then you are set to get into the university.

Campus life was full of fun, offering a perfect blend of academic rigor and extracurricular activities. The university gives numerous opportunities for students to engage in various activities, make new friends, and create lasting memories. There were a lot of fests happening here like techno fest and a lot of societies were also formed in order to engage students.

Overall I would say it’s a win win situation as my university is very well recognised here in the Silicon Valley & the alumni’s help a lot! The location is pretty good with almost similar weather conditions as in India, it is a bit exorbitant in terms of location but other than that everything seems to be fine.

Campus has all the necessary amenities & it’s vast, a bit exorbitant but provides all the facilities & is tidy.

It's a nice university but little bit on an expensive side. but location wise and reviews it's good. can consider and get ROIs.

Good campus with ample amount of facilities like library, gym, sports, social activities.

My overall experience is good so far, there’s a good learning curve- both personally and professionally, when you are in a foreign country with limited resources at your disposal. This makes us creative, hard-working and pro-active. The approach to education in USA is different than what I experienced in India, in the way that it’s more practical, can be tailored to your interest and fun indeed.

Campus infrastructure and extracurricular activities are as good as they can get. We have clubs in each department that cater to the coursework to stay relevant; example Product Club (for those interested in a Product/Project manager career).

Overall experience at the university was great. I learned a lot and the faculty and staff was also very helpful. The university has the best infrastructure compare to other universities. There are many clubs and events to support students coming in every quarter.

There are countless number of clubs, events and extra curricular activities to participate. Al though it is up to you how much you want to get involved. The library is huge and it is fun to study there.