Quad

Head-to-head

Santa Clara
Case Western Reserve

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Santa Clara grads earn $21.2K more ten years out than Case Western Reserve's ($109,183 vs. $87,989)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Case Western Reserve's grants cover 43% of its full price on average, vs. 24% at Santa Clara

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Case Western Reserve costs about $13.7K less per year on average than Santa Clara ($49,176 vs. $62,874, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Case Western Reserve's SAT midpoint is 85 points higher than Santa Clara's

    SAT midpoint
  5. 5

    Case Western Reserve has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Santa Clara (18% vs. 11%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Santa Clara has 6 pts more first-gen students than Case Western Reserve (17% vs. 11%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Case Western Reserve admits 37%, Santa Clara 48%; Santa Clara's yield is higher, at 17%.

Acceptance rate
Santa Clara48%
Case Western Reserve37%
Quad's selectivity
  • Santa ClaraVery selective
  • Case Western ReserveVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
Santa Clara
1330–1470
Case Western Reserve
1430–1540
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Santa ClaraGPA, school record, and prep program required54%
  • Case Western ReserveGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Santa Clara and Case Western Reserve are about the same size; Case Western Reserve has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Santa Clara6.6K
Case Western Reserve6.4K
Pell Grant share
Santa Clara11%
Case Western Reserve18%

Majors and faculty

Finance leads at Santa Clara, and Computer Science at Case Western Reserve; Case Western Reserve has 9 students per faculty member to Santa Clara's 11.

Students per faculty member
Santa Clara11 to 1
Case Western Reserve9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Santa ClaraFinance, General14%
  • Case Western ReserveComputer Science12%

What each costs

Case Western Reserve costs about $13.7K less a year than Santa Clara on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Santa Clara$62.9K
Case Western Reserve$49.2K
Aid generosity
Santa Clara24%
Case Western Reserve43%

What each pays off

Santa Clara's former students earn more, a median $109.2K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Santa Clara$109.2K
Case Western Reserve$88K
Graduation rate
Santa Clara90%
Case Western Reserve86%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; selectivity held steady at both.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Santa ClaraGrowing+27%
  • Case Western ReserveGrowing+71%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:Santa Clara University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;Santa Clara University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;Santa Clara University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About 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