Santa Clara University

Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California, United States. Established in 1851, it is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university's campus surrounds the historic Mission Santa Clara de Asís which traces its founding to 1777. The campus mirrors the Mission's architectural style and is one of the finest groupings of Mission Revival architecture and other Spanish Colonial Revival styles. It enrolls 6,115 undergraduate students and about 3,063 postgraduate students as of Fall 2022. The Broncos compete at the NCAA Division I levels as members of the West Coast Conference in 19 sports. Santa Clara's student athletes include current or former 58 MLB, 40 NFL, and 12 NBA players and 13 Olympic gold medalists. It is classified as a "Doctoral/Professional" university and offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees and doctoral degrees through its six colleges, the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Education and Counseling Psychology, Leavey School of Business, Jesuit School of Theology, and School of Law. It has Fulbright Scholars as well as 4 Rhodes Scholars.