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Santa Clara University ranked 198th in the United States, 680th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 132 research topics. Santa Clara University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 14,593 academic publications and 353,399 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 178 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#680 of 14,131 In the World
#224 of 2,597 In North America
#198 of 2,496 In the United States
#16 of 249 In California
#41 of 1,036 For Intellectual Property and Patent Law
#148 of 1,099 For Supply Chain Management
#158 of 1,241 For Actuarial Science
#412 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#290 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 129 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 805th in the World with 8,958 publications made and 233,899 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#202 of 1,761 In the United States
#231 of 1,852 In North America
#805 of 7,081 In the World

Santa Clara University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 94 575
1993 74 654
1994 82 653
1995 93 800
1996 109 925
1997 107 918
1998 96 1013
1999 119 1187
2000 109 1471
2001 129 1677
2002 224 2397
2003 199 2657
2004 154 2881
2005 217 3345
2006 241 3902
2007 227 4485
2008 326 5551
2009 252 6457
2010 241 6881
2011 286 8224
2012 270 8928
2013 267 9391
2014 321 10386
2015 293 10893
2016 364 10861
2017 332 11271
2018 418 12071
2019 329 13879
2020 391 15990
2021 433 17332
2022 345 16552
2023 372 17165
2024 296 14874

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 25 29 41
Law Enforcement 107 118 196
International Law 73 85 217
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 110 128 292
Human Rights Law 109 130 323
Communications and Public Relations 138 163 355
Media Studies 151 178 361
Criminology and Criminal Justice 189 213 365
Classics and Ancient History 146 167 393
Genealogy 164 185 398
Gender Studies 201 231 460
Broadcast Journalism 167 189 471
Radio and Television broadcasting 172 193 475
Early Childhood Education 230 251 503
Military science 248 274 515
Political Economy 183 210 515
Law 189 215 570
Art History 225 252 575
Political Science 183 211 638
Anthropology 225 254 656
Sociology 218 247 698
Public Policy / Administration 246 274 699
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 225 258 717
Publishing 230 260 719
Journalism and Digital Media 207 233 722
Education Majors 256 287 746
Special Education 294 324 750
History 205 234 761
Library and Information science 299 328 832
Archaeology 204 234 857
Aesthetics 233 267 858
Linguistics 223 254 924
Philosophy 199 232 956
Demography 312 348 1364

Computer Science rankings

Santa Clara University ranked 231st for Computer Science in the United States and 985th in the World with 6,673 publications made and 183,778 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#231 of 1,612 In the United States
#262 of 1,698 In North America
#985 of 6,845 In the World

Santa Clara University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 78 563
1993 54 656
1994 63 606
1995 57 628
1996 66 755
1997 69 733
1998 61 753
1999 70 858
2000 66 1040
2001 85 1190
2002 249 2164
2003 189 1942
2004 126 2109
2005 178 2643
2006 195 2853
2007 180 3164
2008 191 3908
2009 184 4482
2010 152 4926
2011 209 5638
2012 183 5986
2013 178 6044
2014 216 7034
2015 186 7281
2016 220 7236
2017 227 7660
2018 300 8191
2019 247 9171
2020 299 11007
2021 332 12150
2022 295 11756
2023 295 12520
2024 275 10027

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 122 134 289
Computer Engineering 122 145 485
Management Information Systems 182 207 703
Database Administration 171 200 711
Cyber Security 175 203 746
Computer Networking 178 209 788
Data Science 205 235 806
UX/UI Desgin 182 214 825
Blockchain and Cryptography 164 193 827
Library and Information science 299 328 832
Software Engineering 191 221 838
Computational Linguistics 185 214 902
Telecommunications 194 225 971
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 205 237 977
Cognitive Science 252 286 977
Multimedia 258 289 991
Robotics 177 210 997
Machine Learning 212 243 1014
Computer Graphics 226 259 1094
Human-Computer Interaction 236 270 1163
Computer Vision 226 258 1239
Neuroscience 317 352 1255
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 449 492 2443

Engineering rankings

Santa Clara University ranked 239th for Engineering in the United States and 1343rd in the World with 6,187 publications made and 138,405 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#239 of 1,565 In the United States
#272 of 1,651 In North America
#1343 of 6,782 In the World

Santa Clara University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 70 688
1993 51 645
1994 57 625
1995 65 706
1996 67 776
1997 71 719
1998 63 734
1999 83 801
2000 75 936
2001 65 1012
2002 242 1822
2003 183 1765
2004 114 1867
2005 182 2270
2006 186 2577
2007 157 2578
2008 187 3388
2009 184 3797
2010 168 4160
2011 198 4687
2012 208 4985
2013 189 5014
2014 220 5860
2015 171 6069
2016 208 6088
2017 199 6095
2018 256 6653
2019 215 7524
2020 272 8818
2021 252 9898
2022 233 9440
2023 245 9791
2024 207 8469

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 122 145 485
Product and Industrial Design 137 157 526
Operations Research 130 159 581
Aviation 163 191 593
Engineering Management 227 253 713
Architecture 157 185 765
Automation and Control engineering 139 169 767
Computer Networking 178 209 788
Aerospace Engineering 204 235 842
Construction Management 161 192 905
Systems Engineering 210 242 948
Telecommunications 194 225 971
Robotics 177 210 997
Electrical Engineering 183 214 1023
Mechanical Engineering 210 240 1033
Electronic Engineering 180 212 1038
Reliability and Quality Engineering 207 242 1079
Applied/Engineering Physics 205 235 1135
Human-Computer Interaction 236 270 1163
Structural Engineering 219 251 1200
Civil Engineering 224 257 1200
Acoustical Engineering 258 293 1318
Automotive Engineering 223 260 1392
Transportation Engineering 272 310 1703
Remote Sensing 289 329 1718
Geotechnical Engineering 266 308 1744
Materials Science 283 322 1865
Optical Engineering 305 344 1866
Nanotechnology 266 302 1868
Environmental Engineering 262 300 1911
Metallurgical Engineering 285 325 2000
Renewable Energy Engineering 226 267 2129
Chemical Engineering 303 344 2365
Biotechnology 407 449 2667

Environmental Science rankings

Santa Clara University ranked 251st for Environmental Science in the United States and 1244th in the World with 5,298 publications made and 149,382 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#251 of 1,631 In the United States
#286 of 1,721 In North America
#1244 of 6,876 In the World

Santa Clara University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 45 484
1993 42 455
1994 46 463
1995 55 524
1996 53 550
1997 69 617
1998 60 592
1999 58 677
2000 66 784
2001 65 874
2002 141 1448
2003 111 1423
2004 90 1672
2005 116 1883
2006 135 2256
2007 143 2484
2008 209 3294
2009 162 3870
2010 135 4104
2011 165 5005
2012 169 5329
2013 175 5757
2014 191 6492
2015 172 6925
2016 196 7004
2017 188 7333
2018 246 7874
2019 200 8899
2020 253 10589
2021 271 11839
2022 193 11522
2023 228 11795
2024 153 9735

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 234 267 1074
Ecology 221 258 1132
Oceanography 247 292 1343
Environmental Management 205 242 1379
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 259 299 1447
Paleontology 292 333 1536
Geology 289 332 1548
Earth science and Geophysics 271 315 1559
Petrology and Geochemistry 276 320 1565
Agricultural Science 238 276 1633
Forestry 256 300 1645
Geotechnical Engineering 266 308 1744
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 395 441 1904
Environmental Engineering 262 300 1911
Environmental Chemistry 395 446 2743

Physics rankings

Santa Clara University ranked 268th for Physics in the United States and 1493rd in the World with 5,267 publications made and 123,140 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#268 of 1,531 In the United States
#305 of 1,617 In North America
#1493 of 6,713 In the World

Santa Clara University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 63 672
1993 46 642
1994 58 602
1995 61 688
1996 58 765
1997 60 723
1998 59 695
1999 70 790
2000 68 917
2001 69 1049
2002 199 1690
2003 135 1700
2004 95 1757
2005 146 2110
2006 145 2314
2007 133 2352
2008 172 3022
2009 157 3333
2010 149 3740
2011 151 4185
2012 165 4477
2013 141 4497
2014 184 5186
2015 157 5518
2016 168 5468
2017 170 5429
2018 240 5848
2019 171 6558
2020 235 7946
2021 192 8793
2022 171 8394
2023 180 8670
2024 134 7187

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 1028
Theoretical Physics 213 246 1060
Astrophysics and Astronomy 247 280 1081
Applied/Engineering Physics 205 235 1135
Acoustical Engineering 258 293 1318
Quantum and Particle physics 261 297 1448
Biophysics 336 373 1451
Condensed Matter Physics 276 316 1848
Atomic and Molecular physics 356 402 1861
Materials Science 283 322 1865
Optical Engineering 305 344 1866
Nanotechnology 266 302 1868
Nuclear Physics 358 403 2089

Business rankings

Santa Clara University ranked 151st for Business in the United States and 528th in the World with 4,559 publications made and 165,209 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#151 of 1,377 In the United States
#176 of 1,460 In North America
#528 of 6,339 In the World

Santa Clara University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 46 440
1993 32 529
1994 53 525
1995 51 540
1996 46 659
1997 67 656
1998 55 696
1999 50 870
2000 52 1087
2001 78 1201
2002 140 1920
2003 109 1952
2004 78 2180
2005 136 2578
2006 131 2989
2007 119 3270
2008 179 3957
2009 136 4528
2010 127 4903
2011 163 5919
2012 143 6186
2013 145 6119
2014 174 6965
2015 160 7069
2016 178 6913
2017 177 7026
2018 190 7439
2019 140 8416
2020 190 9353
2021 166 10465
2022 152 9901
2023 156 10217
2024 110 8712

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 47 148
Actuarial Science 82 94 158
Investment Banking and Stock trading 75 84 172
Accounting 107 121 240
Finance 103 119 305
Entrepreneurship 101 118 307
Risk Management 109 130 389
Advertising 175 200 498
Marketing 159 185 539
Human Resource Management 166 191 545
Management 154 183 572
Operations Research 130 159 581
Real Estate 188 209 600
Tax Law 192 216 603
International Business 131 155 611
Project Management 171 197 650
Public Policy / Administration 246 274 699
Management Information Systems 182 207 703
Engineering Management 227 253 713
International Trade 150 175 785
Entertainment Industry Business 231 263 880
Construction Management 161 192 905

Biology rankings

Santa Clara University ranked 332nd for Biology in the United States and 1895th in the World with 4,375 publications made and 117,101 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#332 of 1,609 In the United States
#371 of 1,698 In North America
#1895 of 6,833 In the World

Santa Clara University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 52 539
1993 29 506
1994 54 540
1995 37 555
1996 48 574
1997 59 616
1998 45 570
1999 51 690
2000 55 804
2001 65 909
2002 108 1347
2003 95 1335
2004 57 1402
2005 98 1650
2006 98 1928
2007 108 2133
2008 166 2838
2009 125 3190
2010 101 3470
2011 121 4048
2012 114 4468
2013 120 4723
2014 150 5127
2015 123 5433
2016 135 5673
2017 145 5865
2018 216 6178
2019 173 6951
2020 233 8687
2021 228 10044
2022 192 9783
2023 205 10052
2024 155 8130

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 167 186 398
Evolutionary Biology 254 287 975
Astrobiology 255 287 1028
Neuroscience 317 352 1255
Biophysics 336 373 1451
Zoology 332 373 1493
Paleontology 292 333 1536
Agricultural Science 238 276 1633
Forestry 256 300 1645
Virology 337 370 1765
Molecular Biology 333 370 1768
Nanotechnology 266 302 1868
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 395 441 1904
Genetics 386 426 2105
Botany 351 398 2133
Biochemistry 392 437 2349
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 449 492 2443
Oncology and Cancer research 474 514 2560
Biotechnology 407 449 2667
Nutrition and Food Science 356 400 2787
Microbiology 439 483 2813
Horticulture 399 447 2861
Pharmacology 521 566 3023
Immunology 606 653 3371

Mathematics rankings

Santa Clara University ranked 212th for Mathematics in the United States and 853rd in the World with 3,982 publications made and 118,038 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#212 of 1,410 In the United States
#242 of 1,491 In North America
#853 of 6,418 In the World

Santa Clara University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 35 324
1993 34 368
1994 47 343
1995 43 399
1996 45 445
1997 49 448
1998 49 532
1999 55 621
2000 33 751
2001 50 843
2002 140 1379
2003 100 1428
2004 71 1548
2005 110 1921
2006 115 2178
2007 107 2360
2008 130 2892
2009 102 3280
2010 96 3411
2011 140 4236
2012 101 4282
2013 102 4312
2014 119 4899
2015 124 5198
2016 138 5140
2017 130 5289
2018 204 5411
2019 152 6294
2020 175 7266
2021 163 7985
2022 152 7529
2023 169 8016
2024 98 5534

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 82 94 158
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 148 171 487
Math Teachers 190 213 493
Operations Research 130 159 581
Blockchain and Cryptography 164 193 827
Applied Mathematics 173 200 919
Statistics 235 266 1008

Chemistry rankings

Santa Clara University ranked 339th for Chemistry in the United States and 2185th in the World with 3,389 publications made and 77,642 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#339 of 1,447 In the United States
#381 of 1,530 In North America
#2185 of 6,545 In the World

Santa Clara University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 39 453
1993 28 437
1994 43 412
1995 39 411
1996 39 485
1997 38 406
1998 40 435
1999 42 518
2000 49 571
2001 44 635
2002 122 1028
2003 85 1009
2004 69 1021
2005 83 1276
2006 99 1338
2007 99 1340
2008 121 1867
2009 110 1984
2010 90 2254
2011 101 2490
2012 108 2705
2013 78 2805
2014 115 3083
2015 94 3265
2016 99 3501
2017 107 3489
2018 162 3852
2019 127 4184
2020 150 5193
2021 131 6038
2022 112 6003
2023 120 6376
2024 84 5443

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 276 320 1565
Computational Chemistry 289 327 1669
Materials Science 283 322 1865
Nanotechnology 266 302 1868
Physical chemistry 302 346 2233
Biochemistry 392 437 2349
Chemical Engineering 303 344 2365
Organic Chemistry 382 430 2553
Inorganic Chemistry 387 433 2670
Environmental Chemistry 395 446 2743
Nutrition and Food Science 356 400 2787

Economics rankings

Santa Clara University ranked 167th for Economics in the United States and 516th in the World with 3,322 publications made and 113,093 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#167 of 1,355 In the United States
#192 of 1,438 In North America
#516 of 6,167 In the World

Santa Clara University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 19 214
1993 24 206
1994 36 250
1995 37 296
1996 38 350
1997 49 360
1998 40 434
1999 41 534
2000 44 682
2001 53 781
2002 87 1167
2003 71 1313
2004 50 1410
2005 80 1673
2006 97 1883
2007 83 2146
2008 156 2715
2009 108 3038
2010 102 3263
2011 133 3912
2012 106 4228
2013 110 4276
2014 125 4905
2015 121 5008
2016 140 5037
2017 122 4996
2018 149 5352
2019 113 6427
2020 153 7141
2021 134 7985
2022 114 7534
2023 139 7827
2024 85 6505

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 82 94 158
Investment Banking and Stock trading 75 84 172
Finance 103 119 305
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 148 171 487
Political Economy 183 210 515
International Economics 117 139 614
Development Studies 229 258 770
International Trade 150 175 785
Environmental Economics 178 211 1274

Psychology rankings

Santa Clara University ranked 269th for Psychology in the United States and 966th in the World with 3,217 publications made and 115,123 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#269 of 1,558 In the United States
#300 of 1,645 In North America
#966 of 6,645 In the World

Santa Clara University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 37 278
1993 20 351
1994 32 366
1995 33 424
1996 28 412
1997 35 449
1998 35 487
1999 39 511
2000 33 633
2001 42 748
2002 72 1001
2003 48 1064
2004 43 1209
2005 65 1344
2006 78 1541
2007 73 1814
2008 98 2383
2009 83 2856
2010 82 3122
2011 78 3628
2012 87 4233
2013 77 4391
2014 104 4825
2015 109 5116
2016 134 5078
2017 120 5345
2018 154 5512
2019 137 6288
2020 174 7754
2021 191 8370
2022 160 7888
2023 178 8271
2024 167 6955

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 149 169 316
Social Psychology 196 222 517
Sexology 301 332 629
Clinical Psychology 260 294 683
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 225 258 717
Education Majors 256 287 746
Special Education 294 324 750
Child Psychology 281 315 768
Cognitive Science 252 286 977
Neuroscience 317 352 1255
Psychiatry 349 385 1380

Art & Design rankings

Santa Clara University ranked 225th for Art & Design in the United States and 826th in the World with 1,915 publications made and 27,571 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

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
#225 of 1,361 In the United States
#256 of 1,444 In North America
#826 of 5,966 In the World

Santa Clara University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 28 100
1993 19 118
1994 24 113
1995 16 140
1996 29 139
1997 19 172
1998 19 185
1999 17 158
2000 25 220
2001 15 263
2002 60 412
2003 40 479
2004 40 455
2005 47 555
2006 50 671
2007 50 712
2008 65 896
2009 60 1013
2010 45 1040
2011 62 1282
2012 58 1309
2013 53 1401
2014 65 1552
2015 59 1722
2016 101 1680
2017 89 1750
2018 94 1953
2019 65 2373
2020 71 2610
2021 104 2839
2022 70 2612
2023 80 2723
2024 59 2274

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 225 252 575
Creative Writing 201 232 581
Literature 196 225 685
Photography 215 251 764
Architecture 157 185 765
UX/UI Desgin 182 214 825
Performing arts 229 262 852
Aesthetics 233 267 858
Entertainment Industry Business 231 263 880
Fashion Design 236 268 975
Multimedia 258 289 991
Computer Graphics 226 259 1094

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Santa Clara University

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Orthodontics 199 222 870
Plastic Surgery 229 245 1006
Dentistry 218 241 1032
Nursing 328 364 1129
Ophthalmology 299 329 1369
Healthcare Management (MHA) 400 438 1445
Health Science 434 472 1448
Gerontology 433 477 1500
Public Health 346 387 1538
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 464 506 1622
Physical Therapy 400 441 1637
Medicine 370 408 1762
Sports Medicine 474 521 1941
Pathology 372 413 1993
Family medicine 501 541 1999
Surgery 423 461 2001
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 467 509 2387
Anatomy and Physiology 529 576 2650