SCU Comparisons

9/10 Overall Rating
4 Year
Santa Clara, CA
4.9 14 reviews

#7 Best Private Colleges in California

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Compare with California Public Colleges

Compare with California Public Colleges for Santa Clara University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$46,090 lower in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
San Diego State University San Diego, CA	$52,565 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Irvine Irvine, CA	$45,571 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$44,946 lower in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$44,879 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Davis Davis, CA	$44,519 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
San Jose State University San Jose, CA	$52,883 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State University Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$53,943 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA	$44,535 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$47,697 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Riverside Riverside, CA	$45,687 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	$45,288 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State Polytechnic University Pomona Pomona, CA	$53,513 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with California Private Colleges

Compare with California Private Colleges for Santa Clara University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$4,617 higher in-state tuition	44% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$10,804 higher in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$8,625 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$801 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$1,064 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$3,691 higher in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$4,605 higher in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pomona College Claremont, CA	$4,127 higher in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$4,981 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$4,213 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	$15,043 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Redlands Redlands, CA	$415 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	$7,320 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$6,687 higher in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$4,657 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Whittier College Whittier, CA	$9,943 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	$7,709 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Biola University La Mirada, CA	$12,309 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	$8,733 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$22,565 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	$4,805 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$6,485 higher in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA	$31,093 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Santa Clara University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	$1,323 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$6,483 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$9,409 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$3,622 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$6,519 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	$5,747 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$7,385 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$4,237 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$9,013 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$3,687 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$5,787 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$2,522 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$6,349 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$4,141 lower in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$293 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$3,937 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$2,788 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$6,787 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$5,315 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	$11,232 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seattle University Seattle, WA	$4,572 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$2,019 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$9,049 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Creighton University Omaha, NE	$12,437 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$2,169 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$1,533 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$8,907 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$6,895 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clark University Worcester, MA	$2,426 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY	$14,733 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Yeshiva University New York, NY	$9,493 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Touro University New York, NY	$38,843 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=122931.

Last updated: August 2026