USD vs SCU Academic Comparison

USD vs SCU

Compare two rival schools - University of San Diego and Santa Clara University with tuition and admission information where USD is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in San Diego, CA and SCU is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Santa Clara, CA.

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Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
SCU has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,241) than USD ($56,444).
It is harder to admit to SCU than USD.
SCU has more students with 9,178 students while USD has 8,815 students.
SCU has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while USD's ratio is 13 to 1.
SCU has more full-time faculties with 585 faculties while USD has 486 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of San Diego and Santa Clara University.

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USD	vs.	SCU
San Diego, California	Location	Santa Clara, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$56,444	2024 Tuition & Fees	$59,241
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$34,473	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$26,351

52.61 %	Acceptance Rates	52.11 %
16.36 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.91 %
-	SAT Score	1,364
-	ACT Score	31
82 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
90 %	Retention Rate	92 %
8,815	Student Population	9,178
486	Number of Faculties	585
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, On-campus daycare

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