text: uc irvine or santa clara university........ one should i go to? i do not know my major. any info will help. i award 10 points to best one. santa clara is expensive and uci is public,,obviously, so 1 point for uci.  santa clara is only ranked regionally where as uci is ranked nationally, soo, more people have heard of it.  thus, the quality of your education will only be more validated amoung your peers.  so thats 2 for uci.  if you want to study buisness, i've heard, santa clara is better.  that being said, thats only for buisness.  if you think about it any body can get an mba and do buisness...