Overview

The Department of Anthropology at Santa Clara University offers a degree program leading to the bachelor of science in anthropology. A solid undergraduate foundation in anthropology secures the analytical skills needed to undertake professional degrees in anthropology, business, la\v, public health, social services, or provides a foundation for embarking on a number of other professional careers. The department also offers a minor, several emphases, and an honors thesis option.

Key Features

The Department of Anthropology teaches three of the four subfields of anthropology: biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, and archaeology. Students actively engage in learning and scholarship in ongoing faculty projects, both in local and international communities.

Santa Clara's location, on the site of a Spanish Colonial period mission as well as within the San Francisco Bay area, offers unique options for students to learn and apply anthropology outside the classroom. Students also may choose to focus on specific areas within anthropology, including three special emphases: Applied Anthropology, Archaeology, and Biological Anthropology.

Accreditation

Santa Clara University is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Various academic and other programs within the University are also accredited by specific accrediting bodies.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Human Rights and Humanitarianism

Measuring Humanity

Peace & Violence

Screen Time: Culture, Film, & Media in the 21st Century

World Geography

Power and Society

Anthropology of Aging

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-09-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-07 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

175 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Santa Clara, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.5

3.56 - 3.88

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General requirements

Official high school transcript (Grade nine through the most recently completed term)

College transcripts (if applicable)

One Academic Teacher Evaluation or Counselor Recommendation

Secondary School Report

Mid-Year Report due by the end of January (Only Regular Decision applicants or candidates deferred from Early Action)

$70 non-refundable application fee or the following valid fee waivers: Common App fee waiver, NACAC fee waiver, or College Board fee waiver.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

62760 USD / year

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Out-of-State

62760 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

62760 USD / year

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Living costs

Santa Clara

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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