Rutgers University-New Brunswick vs Santa Clara University

New Brunswick, NJ · Santa Clara, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

Scorecard match plate

Pair NJ:CA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-PAR · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE NJ × CA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Santa Clara University: average net price rose +45.8% from $34,956 (2013) to $50,959 (2023), r² 0.81.
  • Rutgers University-New Brunswick: net price ranged $15,365–$23,519 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +19.0% is not a trend (r² 0.09).
  • Rutgers University-New Brunswick: acceptance rate eased +9.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.62).
  • Santa Clara University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Rutgers University-New Brunswick vs Santa Clara University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Rutgers University-New Brunswick leads on in-state tuition ($17,929 vs $61,293 at Santa Clara University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Rutgers University-New Brunswick leads on avg net price ($24,406 vs $50,062 at Santa Clara University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Rutgers University-New Brunswick leads on out-of-state tuition ($37,441 vs $61,293 at Santa Clara University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Santa Clara University?
Rutgers University-New Brunswick leads on in-state tuition at $17,929 versus $61,293 at Santa Clara University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Santa Clara University?
Rutgers University-New Brunswick leads on avg net price at $24,406 versus $50,062 at Santa Clara University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Santa Clara University?
Rutgers University-New Brunswick leads on out-of-state tuition at $37,441 versus $61,293 at Santa Clara University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025