Santa Clara University is a private religious university in CA, founded in 1851 and offers Bachelor’s degrees for undergraduates and Master’s and Doctoral degrees for graduate students. The undergraduate enrollment is 5,608, and the graduate enrollment is 3,008. Santa Clara University is a highly selective school, receiving 16,488 applications and accepting 50.7% of applicants. Santa Clara University’s athletics teams compete at the intramural and varsity levels. Additionally, Santa Clara University employs 585 full-time instructional staff (94% of whom hold doctorate degrees) and has a 10:1 student to faculty ratio.