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Santa Clara University break dates 2026-27

At Santa Clara University, Thanksgiving Break runs Nov 21 to 29, Winter Break runs Dec 12 to Jan 3, and Spring Break runs Mar 20 to 29.

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How Santa Clara University's breaks compare

Santa Clara University gives students the whole week of Thanksgiving off (Nov 21 to 29), like 25% of US colleges on BreakShare.
Winter break is 23 days, 8 days shorter than the typical US college (31 days). 7% of colleges have a shorter one. Compare winter breaks
Spring break (Mar 20 to 29) falls in a week when 15% of colleges start spring break. See the spring break calendar

San Jose State University 3 mi
Both off Nov 21 to 29, Dec 16 to Jan 3, Mar 27 to 29 (31 days in common).
Stanford University 14 mi
Both off Nov 21 to 29, Dec 12 to Jan 3, Mar 20 to 28 (41 days in common).
California State University, East Bay 22 mi
Both off Nov 21 to 29, Dec 13 to Jan 3, Mar 27 to 29 (34 days in common).

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13 other colleges are on spring break exactly Mar 20 to 29, including these closest ones. See them all

From Saturday, November 21, 2026 to Sunday, November 29, 2026 (9 days, including both weekends).

23 days, from Saturday, December 12, 2026 to Sunday, January 3, 2027, counting every day off including weekends.

From Saturday, March 20, 2027 to Monday, March 29, 2027 (10 days, including weekends).

How these dates are counted

Each range covers every day with no classes: from the day after the last class or final exam to the day before classes start again.
Each range includes the weekends on both sides of the break.
Winter break runs from the end of fall finals to the day before spring classes. A required January term (J-term, Winter Study, Interim) counts as school; an optional winter session doesn't.
Thanksgiving starts on Wednesday only if the school cancels classes that day.
Single holidays like Labor Day aren't listed unless the school calls them a break. Short breaks of 1 to 4 days are usually long weekends.
We use class and exam dates, not residence-hall move-out or office-closure dates.

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