Transferring to Santa Clara
Santa Clara University admitted 64.7% of its transfer applicants for fall 2025: 780 of 1,206. Its deadlines and course rules differ from UC and CSU, so plan for it separately.
Checked against each university’s own pages and Common Data Set in October 2026.
Admission numbers
- Fall 2025 admit rate
- 64.7%
- Transfer applicants
- 1,206
- Transfers enrolled
- 247
- ADT admission guarantee
- Not stated
| Term | Applicants | Admits | Admit rate | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | 1,206 | 780 | 64.7% | 247 |
From Common Data Set 2025-2026, D2. Counts cover all transfer applicants.
Application dates
| Date | What |
|---|---|
| January 7 to April 15 | Fall transfer applications are reviewed on a rolling basis from January 7 to April 15, with decisions from February through mid-May. The page does not name a year, and no priority or scholarship deadline is listed. |
| March 2 | FAFSA and Cal Grant GPA Verification Form deadline for fall transfer applicants who are California residents. Transfer applicants must also submit the FAFSA and CSS Profile when they apply. |
| June 15 | Enrollment deposit deadline for admitted fall transfers. |
What you need
- Transfer applicants use SCU's Transfer Application or the Common Application. The fee is $75 (non-refundable), and current or most recent community college students get a fee waiver within the Common Application. Source
- Recommended (not required) minimum GPA is 3.3 for the College of Arts and Sciences and 3.5 for the Leavey School of Business and the School of Engineering. Source
- Arts and Sciences recommends two English composition courses, one college math course (two for B.S. majors) and one lab science. Business recommends two English composition courses, calculus, financial and managerial accounting, and macro- and microeconomics. Engineering recommends two English composition courses, two calculus courses, general chemistry and two calculus-based physics courses. Source
- Applicants with fewer than 30 semester or 45 quarter units may submit SAT or ACT scores. Source
- SCU also admits transfers for the winter term starting in January. The winter transfer application deadline is October 1. Source
- SCU partners with 70 California community colleges on transfer, but the page does not state the Transfer Admission Agreement terms. Source
- Santa Clara reports a minimum college GPA of 3.3 for transfer applicants in its Common Data Set 2025-2026. Source
- Santa Clara is extending its test-optional policy for first-year and transfer admission for 2027, according to its Common Data Set 2025-2026. Source
- The lowest grade that transfers to Santa Clara is a C (2.0). Source
ADT pathway
Santa Clara was not among the 36 private universities named when the AICCU ADT agreement was signed in July 2018. Its current ADT participation could not be verified.
More from Santa Clara
- Santa Clara admits transfers for fall and winter quarters, according to its Common Data Set 2025-2026. Spring and summer entry are not offered. Source
- The undergraduate program is on the quarter system. Santa Clara's guide for converting quarter units to semester units is to multiply by 0.666. Source
- Santa Clara was in the first group of AICCU institutions whose course articulation agreements became available on ASSIST starting in 2024-2025. Source
Official links
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Questions
What is Santa Clara’s transfer acceptance rate?
64.7% for fall 2025: 780 admitted of 1,206 transfer applicants, from the Common Data Set 2025-2026, D2.
When is the Santa Clara transfer deadline for fall 2027?
Fall transfer applications are reviewed on a rolling basis from January 7 to April 15, with decisions from February through mid-May. The page does not name a year, and no priority or scholarship deadline is listed.: January 7 to April 15. FAFSA and Cal Grant GPA Verification Form deadline for fall transfer applicants who are California residents. Transfer applicants must also submit the FAFSA and CSS Profile when they apply.: March 2. Enrollment deposit deadline for admitted fall transfers.: June 15.
Does Santa Clara guarantee admission with an ADT?
Santa Clara was not among the 36 private universities named when the AICCU ADT agreement was signed in July 2018. Its current ADT participation could not be verified.