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Western Carolina University vs Santa Clara University

Cullowhee, NC · Santa Clara, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair NC:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE NC × 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.
  • Western Carolina University: net price ranged $12,380–$15,607 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +1.6% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Western Carolina University: acceptance rate eased +130.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.74).
  • 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: Western Carolina University vs Santa Clara University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Western Carolina University leads on in-state tuition ($4,630 vs $61,293 at Santa Clara University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Western Carolina University leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,630 vs $61,293 at Santa Clara University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Western Carolina University leads on avg net price ($13,315 vs $50,062 at Santa Clara University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Western Carolina University and Santa Clara University?▼
Western Carolina University leads on in-state tuition at $4,630 versus $61,293 at Santa Clara University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Western Carolina University and Santa Clara University?▼
Western Carolina University leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,630 versus $61,293 at Santa Clara University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Western Carolina University and Santa Clara University?▼
Western Carolina University leads on avg net price at $13,315 versus $50,062 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