Santa Clara University (SCU) Reviews and Ratings

• I find accommodation through my relatives already living in the UK.
• My monthly rent was £320 per month, including all the bills like boiler, water, and power.
• Thankfully I didn't encounter any problems while searching for accommodation, for future students who are on a budget, try to find WhatsApp groups of universities or residents; in that way, we can find accommodation easily and securely.
• My Accommodation was a 30 min drive by bus to the university. Most of the Indians stay in either student accommodations by the university or private student accommodation, or they stay as PG like me
   

• I found my accommodation through a WhatsApp group meant for university students. Monthly rent was about 750-775$ for a 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom apartment with five people in the house. Facilities included central AC, oven, microwave, induction stove, washing machine, dryer, exhaust fan, closet in each bedroom, smoke detectors, parking spot, patio, trash room, lift, gym, pool, jacuzzi and Amazon parcel box.
• Utilities like sewage, water and trash was separate and the electricity bill was separate too.
• Finding decent inmates was the biggest problem, as people have habits like consuming alcohol and drugs, not keeping the house clean and other disgusting habits.
• Recommendation for future students: if you can afford it, go for university housing or a private room with <=3 residents in the house. Or, it is all up to luck what kind of inmates you get.
• Most Indian students stay in off-campus housing close to the university. I stayed in a similar apartment tooand it was ~1 km away from the main campus

• I opted for off-campus housing as the housing (dorm) offered by the university was a bit more expensive, which came around $2300 per month for a dorm room. I found my roommates through a WhatsApp group and we leased an apartment near the university. Monthly rent comes around 1000$ and utilities around 100$ (just the apartment is included, nothing else)
• Since the cohort size is small for Santa Clara Uni, it was hard to find like-minded roommates. Advise future students for accommodation: start early as there are very few options you can choose from and keep reposting in different groups to find roommates. It is around 0.7 miles from our college

• I live with my cousin so it wasn't difficult to find off-campus living,usually, just joining the university WhatsApp groups is enough to find roommates
• There are many apartment complexes around the university - Domicilio, Park Central, Normandy, Timberleaf etc. It's super easy to find housing and all of them have similar costs
• Most of the indian students live on the complex mentioned above

• Off campus, I used WhatsApps groups of last batch to reach out to seniors to get my accommodation
• Monthly rent is 4000$ for a 2b2b apartment. The society has a swimming pool, a hot water pool to relax in, and a small gym.
• Reach out to seniors on LinkedIn; they would have a spot for incoming students, or the apartments have a website and students can book their flat from india.
• My apartment is 500-600 m from college

I opted this university because of the area it was situated in. Bay area is known for its technology industry so it was easier for me to settle down here. The admission process was purely online. Once you meet the requirements provided by the university which is IELTS and your score in bachelors degree, then you are set to get into the university.

Overall I would say it’s a win win situation as my university is very well recognised here in the Silicon Valley & the alumni’s help a lot! The location is pretty good with almost similar weather conditions as in India, it is a bit exorbitant in terms of location but other than that everything seems to be fine.

It's a nice university but little bit on an expensive side. but location wise and reviews it's good. can consider and get ROIs.

My overall experience is good so far, there’s a good learning curve- both personally and professionally, when you are in a foreign country with limited resources at your disposal. This makes us creative, hard-working and pro-active. The approach to education in USA is different than what I experienced in India, in the way that it’s more practical, can be tailored to your interest and fun indeed.

Overall experience at the university was great. I learned a lot and the faculty and staff was also very helpful. The university has the best infrastructure compare to other universities. There are many clubs and events to support students coming in every quarter.