Santa Clara University vs University of Notre Dame

Santa Clara, CA · Notre Dame, IN · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair CA:IN

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × IN
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • University of Notre Dame: acceptance rate tightened -44.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.87).
  • Santa Clara University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).
  • Santa Clara University: enrollment grew +15.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +82 students/yr fitted, r² 0.81.
  • University of Notre Dame: enrollment grew +5.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +61 students/yr fitted, r² 0.89.

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: Santa Clara University vs University of Notre Dame

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Notre Dame leads on acceptance rate (11.3% vs 48.0% at Santa Clara University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Notre Dame leads on avg net price ($26,780 vs $50,062 at Santa Clara University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Santa Clara University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($109,183 vs $99,980 at University of Notre Dame)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Santa Clara University and University of Notre Dame?
University of Notre Dame leads on acceptance rate at 11.3% versus 48.0% at Santa Clara University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Santa Clara University and University of Notre Dame?
University of Notre Dame leads on avg net price at $26,780 versus $50,062 at Santa Clara University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Santa Clara University and University of Notre Dame?
Santa Clara University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $109,183 versus $99,980 at University of Notre Dame. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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