Premier Jesuit university pairing Silicon Valley tech pipelines with deep ethical leadership and humanism.
- Admit rate
- 52%
- Moderately selective
- SAT middle 50%
- 1320–1490
- of admitted students
- Avg. net price
- $43,500
- per year, after grants
- Average GPA
- 3.85
- unweighted
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Half of admitted students scored between 1320 and 1490.
Popular majors
- Leavey School of BusinessBusiness, Finance & Econ
- Computer Science & EngineeringComputer Science & AI
- Bioengineering & Silicon Valley TechEngineering & Tech
- Ethics & Technology PolicySocial Sciences & LawHighly regarded
Highlights
- Located in the epicenter of Silicon Valley with the #1 highest starting salary in the region
- Leavey School of Business ranked top 10 nationally for business analytics and finance
- California's oldest operating higher education institution with mission-era adobe architecture
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