Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit Catholic university located in the heart of Silicon Valley— one of the most innovative places on earth. It aims to blend high-tech innovation with a social consciousness grounded in the Jesuit educational tradition. Broncos are driven to build a better, kinder, more humane, and sustainable planet. The university serves about 5,500 undergraduate students and offers more than 50 majors, minors, and special programs for law, medicine, and teaching.

There are more than 100 student organizations on campus including the Santa Clara Community Action Program, a volunteer service organization, and the Santa Clara Review, a biannual literary magazine. Students also enjoy over 300 days of sunny weather and take advantage of nearby locales such as San Francisco or the beaches of Santa Cruz..