Quad

Head-to-head

New School
Santa Clara

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Santa Clara grads earn $56.3K more ten years out than New School's ($109,183 vs. $52,901)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Santa Clara graduates 20 pts more of its students than New School (90% vs. 70%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Santa Clara costs about $6.7K less per year on average than New School ($62,874 vs. $69,606, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    New School's yield is 4 pts higher than Santa Clara's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Santa Clara admits 48% vs. 63% at New School

    Acceptance rate
  6. 6

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

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

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

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Santa Clara admits 48%, New School 63%; New School's yield is higher, at 21%.

Acceptance rate
New School63%
Santa Clara48%
Quad's selectivity
  • New SchoolSelective
  • Santa ClaraVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
New SchoolTest-blind
Santa Clara
1330–1470
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • New SchoolGPA and school record required
  • Santa ClaraGPA, school record, and prep program required54%

Who's on each campus

New School and Santa Clara are about the same size; New School has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
New School6.6K
Santa Clara6.6K
Pell Grant share
New School15%
Santa Clara11%

Majors and faculty

Fashion/Apparel Design leads at New School, and Finance at Santa Clara; New School has 9 students per faculty member to Santa Clara's 11.

Students per faculty member
New School9 to 1
Santa Clara11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • New SchoolFashion/Apparel Design15%
  • Santa ClaraFinance, General14%

What each costs

Santa Clara costs about $6.7K less a year than New School on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
New School$69.6K
Santa Clara$62.9K
Aid generosity
New School23%
Santa Clara24%

What each pays off

Santa Clara's former students earn more, a median $109.2K ten years after enrolling; both graduate at least 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
New School$52.9K
Santa Clara$109.2K
Graduation rate
New School70%
Santa Clara90%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; selectivity held steady at both.

Applications, 10-year change
  • New SchoolGrowing+75%
  • Santa ClaraGrowing+27%
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:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;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;Santa Clara University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;Santa Clara University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Santa Clara University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About 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