California, United States
Santa Clara University Alumni
International Students
12
% of international students in the university
1033
Total International Students in the university
Nestled in the heart of Silicon Valley, Santa Clara University is a Jesuit university known for its strong blend of engineering, business, law, and communication programs. Its alumni include CEOs, Nobel-linked innovators, political leaders, athletes, and creatives—all making waves globally. It’s a mid-sized university (~8,000 students) with ~100,000 alumni worldwide.
|
Alumni Name |
Notable Achievement / Famous For |
Degree |
Graduating Year |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Steve Nash |
2× NBA MVP, Hall of Famer, Olympic coach |
BA (Communications) |
1996 |
|
Leon Panetta |
U.S. Secretary of Defense, CIA Director, White House Chief of Staff |
BA, JD (Law) |
1960, 1963 |
|
Janet Napolitano |
U.S. Homeland Security Sec., Governor of Arizona, President of UC |
BA (Sociology/Anthro) |
1979 |
|
Gavin Newsom |
Governor of California, former Mayor of San Francisco |
BA (Political Science) |
1989 |
|
Jerry Brown |
Former Governor of California (4 terms), Attorney General |
BA |
1959 |
|
Khaled Hosseini |
Best-selling author (The Kite Runner) |
BA (English) |
1988 |
|
Brandi Chastain |
1996 Olympic gold medalist; U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team |
BA (Communication) |
1991 |
|
Andy Ackerman |
Emmy-winning TV director (Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm) |
BA (Communications) |
1978 |
|
Eric Bakowski |
AI/ML innovator in diagnostic imaging |
BS (Engineering) |
N/A |
|
Marcelo Claure |
CEO of Sprint; prominent telecom entrepreneur |
BA (International Business) |
N/A |
|
Brandon Beck |
Co-founder & CEO of Riot Games (League of Legends) |
BA (Marketing) |
N/A |
|
Brendan Eich |
Creator of JavaScript; co-founder of Mozilla |
BS (Computer Science) |
1983 |
|
Chris Malachowsky |
Co-founder of NVIDIA |
MS (Electric Engineering) |
1986 |
|
Jayshree Ullal |
CEO of Arista Networks |
BS (Electrical Engineering) |
1986 |
|
Patrick Gelsinger |
CEO of Intel; former CTO of Intel and EMC |
BS (Electrical Engineering) |
1983 |
|
Julie Sullivan |
First woman and lay President of SCU |
Honorary/University Leadership |
2022 |
|
Daniel Nava |
MLB player who hit a grand slam on his first major league pitch; 2013 World Series champ |
BA (Unspecified) |
2005 |
|
Everett Alvarez Jr. |
U.S. Navy Commander; second-longest-held POW during Vietnam |
BA |
N/A |
|
David Drummond |
Former SVP & General Counsel of Google |
BA (Law/Philosophy) |
1985 |
|
Reza Aslan |
Author and scholar (No god but God) |
BA (Religious Studies) |
N/A |
|
Peter Oppenheimer |
Former CFO of Apple, overseeing global finance |
BS (Accounting/Economics) |
N/A |
|
Jorma Kaukonen |
Jefferson Airplane guitarist; Rock & Roll Hall of Famer |
BA (History) |
N/A |
|
Shemar Moore |
Actor (Criminal Minds, host of Soul Train) |
BA (Communications) |
1992 |
|
Francisco Jimenez |
Author & professor (The Circuit) |
MA (English) |
N/A |
|
Ron Lagomarsino |
Director in TV & theatre (Emmys, Drama Desk awards) |
BA (Theatre/Communications) |
N/A |
|
Linda Gustavson |
3× Olympic medalist, swimmer at 1968 Olympics |
N/A (Attended) |
N/A |
Students
Santa Clara University admitted student profiles
IELTS
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