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Southern New Hampshire University vs Santa Clara University

Manchester, NH · Santa Clara, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair NH:CA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NH × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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.
  • Southern New Hampshire University: net price ranged $22,873–$42,645 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +16.8% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Southern New Hampshire University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.30).
  • 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: Southern New Hampshire University vs Santa Clara University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Southern New Hampshire University leads on in-state tuition ($17,200 vs $61,293 at Santa Clara University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Southern New Hampshire University leads on out-of-state tuition ($17,200 vs $61,293 at Santa Clara University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Santa Clara University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($91,198 vs $41,945 at Southern New Hampshire University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Southern New Hampshire University and Santa Clara University?▼
Southern New Hampshire University leads on in-state tuition at $17,200 versus $61,293 at Santa Clara University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Southern New Hampshire University and Santa Clara University?▼
Southern New Hampshire University leads on out-of-state tuition at $17,200 versus $61,293 at Santa Clara University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Southern New Hampshire University and Santa Clara University?▼
Santa Clara University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $91,198 versus $41,945 at Southern New Hampshire 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