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Santa Clara University

Latin: Universitas Santae Clarae
Former names	Santa Clara College (1851), University of Santa Clara (1912–1984)
Motto	Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (Latin)
Motto in English	For the Greater Glory of God
Type	Private university
Established	1851; 170 years ago (1851)
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Academic affiliations	AJCU NAICU ACCU Space-grant
Endowment	$1.02 billion (2019)[1]
Chairman	John M. Sobrato
President	Kevin O'Brien
Provost	Lisa Kloppenberg (interim)
Academic staff	911 (564 Full-time)[2]
Students	9,015 (Fall 2019)[3]
Undergraduates	5,438
Postgraduates	3,296
Other students	281
Location	Santa Clara , California , United States
Campus	Suburban 106 acres (0.43 km2)
Colors	Red and White[4]
Athletics	NCAA Division I – West Coast Conference
Nickname	Broncos
Mascot	Bucky Bronco
Website	scu.edu

Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California^[5] and has remained in its original location for 169 years. The university's campus surrounds the historic Mission Santa Clara de Asís which traces its founding to 1776. The campus mirrors the Mission's architectural style and provides a fine early example of Mission Revival architecture. The university is classified as a "Doctoral/Professional" university by Carnegie Classification.^[6]

The university offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees through its six colleges, the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Education and Counseling Psychology, Leavey School of Business, School of Engineering, Jesuit School of Theology, and School of Law. It enrolls about 5,400 undergraduate students and about 3,300 postgraduate students.

Among Santa Clara's alumni are governors, congressmen, mayors, senators, and presidential cabinet members. Santa Clara alumni founded Nvidia and Farmer's Insurance, and created JavaScript. Santa Clara's alumni have won a number of honors, including Pulitzer Prizes, the NBA MVP Award, and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Santa Clara alumni have served as mayors of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Jose, and Washington, DC. The two most recent Governors of California attended Santa Clara.

Santa Clara's sports teams are called the Broncos. Their colors are red and white. The Broncos compete at the NCAA Division I levels as members of the West Coast Conference in 19 sports. Broncos have won NCAA championships in both men's and women's soccer. Santa Clara's student athletes include current or former 58 MLB,^[7] 40 NFL,^[8] and 12 NBA players and 13 Olympic gold medalists.