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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    New School has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Santa Clara (15% vs. 11%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    New School has 3 pts more first-gen students than Santa Clara (19% vs. 17%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Santa Clara is more diverse (index 0.77 vs. 0.76)

    Diversity index

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
New School6.6K
Santa Clara6.6K
Pell Grant share
New School15%
Santa Clara11%
First-gen share
New School19%
Santa Clara17%
Diversity index
New School0.76
Santa Clara0.77

Who they are

Men
New School23%
Santa Clara51%
Part-time students
New School6%
Santa Clara2%
Students 25 and older
New School7%
Santa Clara1%

Race & ethnicity

New School
Santa Clara
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
New School13%
Santa Clara55%
First-years from other states
New School48%
Santa Clara36%
First-years from abroad
New School36%
Santa Clara7%
New transfer students this fall
New School358
Santa Clara205
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
New School21%
Santa Clara11%

Campus

New School
Large cityStudy abroad
Santa Clara
Midsize cityNCAA D-I · West Coast ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why