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Santa Clara University ranked 205th in the United States, 707th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 133 research topics. Santa Clara University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 14,927 academic publications and 370,232 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 183 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#707 of 14,131 In the World
#232 of 2,597 In North America
#205 of 2,496 In the United States
#16 of 249 In California
#42 of 1,041 For Intellectual Property and Patent Law
#157 of 1,128 For Supply Chain Management
#166 of 1,255 For Actuarial Science
#419 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#400 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 130 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Santa Clara University ranked 202nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 817th in the World with 9,124 publications made and 245,278 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#202 of 1,763 In the United States
#232 of 1,854 In North America
#817 of 7,088 In the World

Santa Clara University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 74 656
1994 82 654
1995 93 803
1996 109 929
1997 107 919
1998 96 1015
1999 119 1192
2000 109 1477
2001 129 1680
2002 225 2403
2003 198 2656
2004 156 2896
2005 217 3349
2006 241 3904
2007 227 4484
2008 326 5557
2009 253 6462
2010 241 6883
2011 287 8213
2012 271 8929
2013 267 9366
2014 321 10374
2015 293 10884
2016 364 10859
2017 332 11259
2018 417 12056
2019 328 13871
2020 397 15964
2021 433 17310
2022 346 16533
2023 373 17174
2024 305 15141
2025 204 12233

The following table provides academic rankings for Santa Clara University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 24 28 42
Law Enforcement 106 117 196
International Law 74 87 222
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 112 130 304
Human Rights Law 111 132 333
Communications and Public Relations 139 164 360
Media Studies 151 179 366
Criminology and Criminal Justice 190 215 371
Classics and Ancient History 147 168 402
Genealogy 163 184 407
Gender Studies 198 228 459
Radio and Television broadcasting 172 193 480
Broadcast Journalism 170 192 493
Early Childhood Education 231 254 519
Military science 248 274 520
Political Economy 184 212 524
Law 190 217 579
Art History 228 257 594
Political Science 184 213 650
Anthropology 224 253 658
Sociology 219 248 706
Public Policy / Administration 250 278 712
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 226 259 728
Journalism and Digital Media 209 235 729
Publishing 232 263 735
Special Education 285 315 749
Education Majors 255 286 759
History 206 235 775
Library and Information science 297 326 837
Archaeology 204 235 871
Aesthetics 233 267 874
Linguistics 223 254 935
Philosophy 198 231 964
Demography 310 346 1383

Computer Science rankings

Santa Clara University ranked 230th for Computer Science in the United States and 1000th in the World with 6,840 publications made and 192,332 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#230 of 1,616 In the United States
#261 of 1,702 In North America
#1000 of 6,855 In the World

Santa Clara University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 54 656
1994 63 607
1995 58 632
1996 66 758
1997 69 733
1998 61 751
1999 70 860
2000 66 1048
2001 85 1192
2002 249 2167
2003 189 1944
2004 126 2115
2005 178 2641
2006 195 2862
2007 180 3164
2008 191 3906
2009 184 4490
2010 153 4923
2011 210 5628
2012 184 5990
2013 178 6024
2014 216 7014
2015 186 7274
2016 222 7220
2017 226 7653
2018 300 8206
2019 249 9161
2020 300 10970
2021 331 12133
2022 296 11730
2023 295 12490
2024 288 10245
2025 188 7912

The following table provides academic rankings for Santa Clara University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Information Technology 123 135 299
Computer Engineering 123 146 491
Database Administration 169 198 717
Management Information Systems 179 204 721
Cyber Security 176 204 768
Computer Networking 178 209 793
Data Science 208 238 832
UX/UI Desgin 182 214 833
Library and Information science 297 326 837
Software Engineering 191 222 846
Blockchain and Cryptography 164 193 852
Computational Linguistics 188 217 919
Telecommunications 194 225 987
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 205 238 1001
Cognitive Science 249 283 1003
Robotics 177 210 1018
Machine Learning 212 243 1024
Multimedia 266 297 1036
Computer Graphics 226 259 1114
Human-Computer Interaction 235 269 1151
Computer Vision 226 258 1267
Neuroscience 318 353 1280
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 455 499 2521

Engineering rankings

Santa Clara University ranked 244th for Engineering in the United States and 1384th in the World with 6,303 publications made and 144,317 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#244 of 1,568 In the United States
#278 of 1,655 In North America
#1384 of 6,795 In the World

Santa Clara University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 51 645
1994 57 625
1995 66 707
1996 67 777
1997 71 719
1998 63 735
1999 83 801
2000 75 942
2001 65 1013
2002 242 1823
2003 183 1768
2004 114 1867
2005 182 2266
2006 186 2579
2007 157 2576
2008 187 3394
2009 184 3803
2010 168 4158
2011 199 4675
2012 208 4988
2013 189 5018
2014 220 5850
2015 172 6065
2016 208 6085
2017 199 6089
2018 256 6640
2019 214 7505
2020 272 8805
2021 250 9895
2022 232 9400
2023 244 9761
2024 213 8604
2025 146 7061

The following table provides academic rankings for Santa Clara University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 123 146 491
Product and Industrial Design 141 162 550
Operations Research 130 159 606
Aviation 166 194 619
Engineering Management 228 254 726
Architecture 157 185 786
Computer Networking 178 209 793
Automation and Control engineering 141 171 794
Aerospace Engineering 206 237 868
Construction Management 163 195 952
Systems Engineering 210 243 985
Telecommunications 194 225 987
Robotics 177 210 1018
Electrical Engineering 186 217 1059
Mechanical Engineering 211 242 1063
Electronic Engineering 182 214 1064
Reliability and Quality Engineering 207 242 1133
Human-Computer Interaction 235 269 1151
Applied/Engineering Physics 207 237 1176
Structural Engineering 220 252 1226
Civil Engineering 225 258 1228
Acoustical Engineering 259 296 1365
Automotive Engineering 226 263 1430
Transportation Engineering 276 314 1728
Geotechnical Engineering 266 308 1758
Remote Sensing 289 329 1765
Nanotechnology 267 302 1892
Materials Science 283 322 1900
Optical Engineering 307 346 1902
Environmental Engineering 263 301 1952
Metallurgical Engineering 284 324 2031
Renewable Energy Engineering 230 271 2167
Chemical Engineering 303 344 2385
Biotechnology 411 453 2733

Environmental Science rankings

Santa Clara University ranked 250th for Environmental Science in the United States and 1268th in the World with 5,403 publications made and 157,812 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#250 of 1,637 In the United States
#285 of 1,727 In North America
#1268 of 6,888 In the World

Santa Clara University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 42 457
1994 46 464
1995 55 528
1996 53 552
1997 69 617
1998 59 592
1999 58 677
2000 66 790
2001 65 877
2002 141 1451
2003 110 1418
2004 91 1686
2005 116 1886
2006 135 2256
2007 143 2483
2008 210 3309
2009 162 3876
2010 136 4104
2011 166 4997
2012 170 5331
2013 175 5742
2014 190 6463
2015 175 6925
2016 199 6984
2017 189 7323
2018 247 7853
2019 201 8885
2020 257 10594
2021 270 11816
2022 193 11506
2023 229 11774
2024 157 9880
2025 119 8201

The following table provides academic rankings for Santa Clara University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Geography and Cartography 235 268 1100
Ecology 221 258 1154
Oceanography 247 292 1386
Environmental Management 206 243 1408
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 259 299 1477
Paleontology 290 331 1558
Earth science and Geophysics 268 312 1570
Geology 287 330 1571
Petrology and Geochemistry 274 318 1583
Forestry 253 297 1654
Agricultural Science 237 275 1667
Geotechnical Engineering 266 308 1758
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 393 439 1921
Environmental Engineering 263 301 1952
Environmental Chemistry 399 450 2785

Physics rankings

Santa Clara University ranked 269th for Physics in the United States and 1525th in the World with 5,359 publications made and 128,528 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#269 of 1,537 In the United States
#306 of 1,623 In North America
#1525 of 6,729 In the World

Santa Clara University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 46 642
1994 58 602
1995 62 688
1996 58 767
1997 60 725
1998 59 695
1999 70 791
2000 69 921
2001 69 1050
2002 199 1691
2003 135 1703
2004 95 1761
2005 146 2104
2006 145 2314
2007 133 2354
2008 171 3028
2009 157 3338
2010 149 3739
2011 151 4183
2012 166 4482
2013 141 4494
2014 184 5186
2015 158 5512
2016 169 5468
2017 170 5416
2018 239 5836
2019 172 6546
2020 236 7927
2021 192 8774
2022 171 8369
2023 179 8660
2024 138 7333
2025 112 6212

The following table provides academic rankings for Santa Clara University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrobiology 255 287 1050
Theoretical Physics 213 246 1072
Astrophysics and Astronomy 247 281 1096
Applied/Engineering Physics 207 237 1176
Acoustical Engineering 259 296 1365
Biophysics 338 375 1479
Quantum and Particle physics 260 297 1490
Atomic and Molecular physics 355 401 1882
Nanotechnology 267 302 1892
Condensed Matter Physics 277 317 1896
Materials Science 283 322 1900
Optical Engineering 307 346 1902
Nuclear Physics 357 402 2120

Business rankings

Santa Clara University ranked 154th for Business in the United States and 548th in the World with 4,619 publications made and 172,275 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#154 of 1,388 In the United States
#179 of 1,472 In North America
#548 of 6,366 In the World

Santa Clara University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 32 532
1994 53 526
1995 51 544
1996 46 661
1997 67 656
1998 55 698
1999 50 873
2000 52 1091
2001 78 1203
2002 140 1922
2003 109 1955
2004 78 2186
2005 136 2579
2006 131 2993
2007 119 3268
2008 180 3963
2009 136 4533
2010 127 4899
2011 163 5918
2012 145 6188
2013 145 6087
2014 174 6957
2015 159 7054
2016 178 6919
2017 177 7022
2018 191 7438
2019 142 8404
2020 190 9329
2021 167 10463
2022 152 9877
2023 156 10198
2024 115 8855
2025 68 6823

The following table provides academic rankings for Santa Clara University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 39 47 157
Actuarial Science 86 99 166
Investment Banking and Stock trading 76 85 176
Accounting 107 122 245
Finance 104 121 315
Entrepreneurship 100 117 316
Risk Management 109 130 381
Advertising 175 200 504
Marketing 159 185 550
Human Resource Management 168 193 572
Management 157 187 586
Operations Research 130 159 606
Tax Law 192 216 614
Real Estate 192 213 617
International Business 132 156 633
Project Management 174 202 681
Public Policy / Administration 250 278 712
Management Information Systems 179 204 721
Engineering Management 228 254 726
International Trade 150 177 799
Entertainment Industry Business 234 266 902
Construction Management 163 195 952

Biology rankings

Santa Clara University ranked 331st for Biology in the United States and 1929th in the World with 4,475 publications made and 120,755 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#331 of 1,612 In the United States
#370 of 1,701 In North America
#1929 of 6,841 In the World

Santa Clara University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 29 508
1994 55 548
1995 37 557
1996 48 577
1997 59 617
1998 45 572
1999 51 691
2000 54 805
2001 65 911
2002 108 1349
2003 94 1328
2004 57 1412
2005 98 1653
2006 98 1929
2007 108 2134
2008 166 2844
2009 125 3187
2010 102 3467
2011 121 4040
2012 113 4461
2013 120 4705
2014 150 5124
2015 124 5411
2016 137 5655
2017 146 5844
2018 214 6172
2019 170 6938
2020 233 8673
2021 227 10007
2022 191 9745
2023 205 10005
2024 163 8261
2025 126 6823

The following table provides academic rankings for Santa Clara University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 165 186 403
Evolutionary Biology 268 302 1037
Astrobiology 255 287 1050
Neuroscience 318 353 1280
Biophysics 338 375 1479
Zoology 331 372 1496
Paleontology 290 331 1558
Forestry 253 297 1654
Agricultural Science 237 275 1667
Virology 332 365 1779
Molecular Biology 332 369 1792
Nanotechnology 267 302 1892
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 393 439 1921
Genetics 384 424 2130
Botany 351 398 2165
Biochemistry 391 435 2370
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 455 499 2521
Oncology and Cancer research 483 523 2617
Biotechnology 411 453 2733
Nutrition and Food Science 356 401 2841
Microbiology 439 483 2863
Horticulture 404 453 2932
Pharmacology 520 565 3056
Immunology 602 649 3378

Mathematics rankings

Santa Clara University ranked 212th for Mathematics in the United States and 876th in the World with 4,037 publications made and 123,535 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#212 of 1,413 In the United States
#242 of 1,494 In North America
#876 of 6,434 In the World

Santa Clara University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 34 370
1994 47 344
1995 43 403
1996 45 448
1997 49 449
1998 49 530
1999 55 623
2000 33 757
2001 50 844
2002 140 1381
2003 100 1429
2004 71 1549
2005 110 1918
2006 115 2183
2007 107 2358
2008 130 2898
2009 102 3282
2010 96 3408
2011 141 4218
2012 103 4279
2013 102 4295
2014 119 4893
2015 124 5202
2016 139 5143
2017 131 5285
2018 205 5404
2019 150 6261
2020 175 7231
2021 161 7972
2022 152 7490
2023 168 7987
2024 101 5641
2025 67 4058

The following table provides academic rankings for Santa Clara University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 86 99 166
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 148 171 499
Math Teachers 190 213 506
Operations Research 130 159 606
Blockchain and Cryptography 164 193 852
Applied Mathematics 175 203 952
Statistics 235 267 1021

Chemistry rankings

Santa Clara University ranked 339th for Chemistry in the United States and 2217th in the World with 3,453 publications made and 80,575 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#339 of 1,455 In the United States
#381 of 1,538 In North America
#2217 of 6,561 In the World

Santa Clara University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 28 437
1994 43 412
1995 39 411
1996 39 488
1997 38 406
1998 40 437
1999 42 518
2000 49 574
2001 44 636
2002 122 1029
2003 85 1010
2004 69 1022
2005 83 1272
2006 99 1337
2007 99 1342
2008 121 1872
2009 110 1986
2010 90 2254
2011 101 2478
2012 109 2703
2013 78 2815
2014 115 3088
2015 94 3265
2016 100 3494
2017 109 3475
2018 159 3844
2019 127 4188
2020 149 5190
2021 132 6015
2022 112 5964
2023 120 6353
2024 85 5506
2025 79 4546

The following table provides academic rankings for Santa Clara University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 274 318 1583
Computational Chemistry 288 326 1696
Nanotechnology 267 302 1892
Materials Science 283 322 1900
Physical chemistry 300 344 2261
Biochemistry 391 435 2370
Chemical Engineering 303 344 2385
Organic Chemistry 380 428 2596
Inorganic Chemistry 390 436 2716
Environmental Chemistry 399 450 2785
Nutrition and Food Science 356 401 2841

Economics rankings

Santa Clara University ranked 167th for Economics in the United States and 523rd in the World with 3,364 publications made and 118,789 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#167 of 1,361 In the United States
#192 of 1,445 In North America
#523 of 6,188 In the World

Santa Clara University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 24 206
1994 36 251
1995 37 299
1996 38 350
1997 49 360
1998 40 435
1999 41 534
2000 44 686
2001 53 782
2002 87 1168
2003 71 1313
2004 50 1412
2005 80 1673
2006 97 1886
2007 83 2144
2008 157 2719
2009 108 3042
2010 101 3261
2011 133 3906
2012 107 4229
2013 110 4265
2014 125 4898
2015 119 4996
2016 141 5034
2017 122 4979
2018 149 5355
2019 114 6412
2020 154 7113
2021 136 7993
2022 113 7524
2023 140 7827
2024 88 6622
2025 52 4832

The following table provides academic rankings for Santa Clara University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 86 99 166
Investment Banking and Stock trading 76 85 176
Finance 104 121 315
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 148 171 499
Political Economy 184 212 524
International Economics 117 139 628
Development Studies 229 258 792
International Trade 150 177 799
Environmental Economics 178 211 1325

Psychology rankings

Santa Clara University ranked 268th for Psychology in the United States and 992nd in the World with 3,305 publications made and 121,224 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#268 of 1,561 In the United States
#299 of 1,648 In North America
#992 of 6,663 In the World

Santa Clara University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 20 353
1994 32 367
1995 33 426
1996 28 415
1997 35 449
1998 35 485
1999 39 514
2000 33 635
2001 42 749
2002 72 1002
2003 47 1058
2004 44 1221
2005 65 1345
2006 78 1545
2007 73 1813
2008 98 2383
2009 83 2856
2010 82 3118
2011 78 3627
2012 87 4232
2013 77 4371
2014 104 4826
2015 109 5109
2016 134 5073
2017 120 5328
2018 154 5519
2019 137 6273
2020 173 7732
2021 192 8363
2022 159 7875
2023 178 8262
2024 170 7101
2025 118 6106

The following table provides academic rankings for Santa Clara University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 151 172 328
Social Psychology 197 223 526
Sexology 305 336 645
Clinical Psychology 260 294 699
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 226 259 728
Special Education 285 315 749
Education Majors 255 286 759
Child Psychology 281 315 785
Cognitive Science 249 283 1003
Neuroscience 318 353 1280
Psychiatry 349 385 1394

Art & Design rankings

Santa Clara University ranked 226th for Art & Design in the United States and 848th in the World with 1,942 publications made and 28,886 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Art History, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#226 of 1,369 In the United States
#257 of 1,454 In North America
#848 of 6,010 In the World

Santa Clara University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 19 118
1994 24 113
1995 16 139
1996 29 139
1997 19 172
1998 18 183
1999 17 159
2000 25 223
2001 15 263
2002 60 412
2003 39 472
2004 41 463
2005 47 554
2006 50 671
2007 50 714
2008 65 898
2009 60 1014
2010 45 1041
2011 62 1279
2012 57 1306
2013 53 1398
2014 65 1548
2015 58 1713
2016 101 1684
2017 90 1749
2018 94 1954
2019 66 2368
2020 71 2608
2021 102 2834
2022 70 2600
2023 81 2723
2024 62 2335
2025 36 1864

The following table provides academic rankings for Santa Clara University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Art History 228 257 594
Creative Writing 202 233 605
Literature 197 226 703
Photography 200 236 721
Architecture 157 185 786
UX/UI Desgin 182 214 833
Performing arts 230 263 855
Aesthetics 233 267 874
Entertainment Industry Business 234 266 902
Fashion Design 237 269 1002
Multimedia 266 297 1036
Computer Graphics 226 259 1114

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Santa Clara University

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Orthodontics 204 227 907
Plastic Surgery 233 249 1049
Dentistry 220 243 1067
Nursing 324 359 1127
Ophthalmology 297 327 1386
Healthcare Management (MHA) 392 431 1457
Health Science 435 473 1478
Gerontology 432 476 1525
Public Health 345 386 1574
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 460 502 1642
Physical Therapy 400 441 1680
Medicine 368 406 1778
Sports Medicine 467 514 1947
Family medicine 490 530 1986
Pathology 374 415 2041
Surgery 425 463 2047
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 466 508 2423
Anatomy and Physiology 531 578 2691