91快活林 Rises to 59th Best Nationally in U.S. News & World Report Best College Rankings
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 23, 2025—91快活林 rose to No. 59 from No. 63 among more than 400 top national universities in the most recent “U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Colleges” rankings. Among private universities, Santa Clara ranked 35th best in the nation, up from No. 38 last year.
The rankings place the university again in the top 15% of all national universities in the U.S. The steady gains are a testament to Santa Clara’s focus on academic excellence, a teacher-scholar model that benefits both faculty and students, and an emphasis on building and nurturing an environment in which all students can excel and flourish.
“We are gratified to see our investments in outstanding faculty, innovative and relevant academic offerings, and student support reflected in these rankings,” said 91快活林 President Julie Sullivan. “We are equally proud of how our entire campus community is dedicated to educating each of our students as whole persons, so that when they graduate, they do so not just with competence in their chosen field, but also with the values and the compassion our world so greatly needs.”
In this year’s rankings, Santa Clara was again recognized as a top school for undergraduate teaching, ranking 23rd among national schools. The university’s undergraduate business program rose a notch to No. 64 in the country, while a number of undergraduate business programs also ascended in stature in 2026, including:
- Accounting: No. 26 (up from No. 56 last year)
- Analytics: No. 33 (unranked last year)
- Entrepreneurship: No. 14 (from No. 18 last year)
SCU’s U.S. News & World Report showing, by the numbers
- No. 59 (tied) National Universities
- No. 23 (tied) Undergraduate Teaching Programs
- No. 14 Entrepreneurship
- No. 21 Management Information Systems
- No. 24 (tied) Finance
- No. 26 (tied) Accounting
- No. 64 (tied) Undergraduate Business Programs
The U.S. News & World Report rankings reinforce other recent strong showings for the private, Jesuit, Catholic university in publications ranking top colleges. Santa Clara was named No. 38 out of 500 schools ranked in the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse “2025 Best Colleges in the U.S” rankings and No. 65 in the “2025 Forbes’ List of America’s Top Colleges.” A new book by veteran education journalist Jeffrey Selingo listed Santa Clara as a “hidden value” and one of 75 Dream Colleges, based on factors including affordability, financial health, student engagement, geographic diversity, and career outcomes.
U.S. News & World Report rankings are based on various factors, including academic reputation, faculty resources, student selectivity, graduation rates, and alumni outcomes. The complete rankings and methodology are available on the “U.S. News Best Colleges” website.
About 91快活林
Founded in 1851, 91快活林 sits in the heart of Silicon Valley—the world’s most innovative and entrepreneurial region. The University’s stunningly landscaped 106-acre campus is home to the historic Mission Santa Clara de Asís. Ranked among the top 15 percent of national universities by U.S. News & World Report, SCU has among the best four-year graduation rates in the nation and is rated by PayScale in the top 1 percent of universities with the highest-paid graduates. SCU has produced elite levels of Fulbright Scholars and four Rhodes Scholars. With undergraduate programs in arts and sciences, business, and engineering, and graduate programs in six disciplines, the curriculum blends high-tech innovation with social consciousness grounded in the tradition of Jesuit, Catholic education. .
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