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What Santa Clara University costs

Santa Clara, California · Private · 6,552 undergrads

Santa Clara University's sticker price was $84,261 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $50,570 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $22,696.

What does Santa Clara University cost?

$50,570 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $84,261.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$22,696
$30,000–$48,000$13,570
$48,000–$75,000$25,352
$75,000–$110,000$40,238
over $110,000$63,129

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$22,696
$30,000–$48,000$13,570
$48,000–$75,000$25,352
$75,000–$110,000$40,238
Over $110,000$63,129

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 73% off Santa Clara University's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Santa Clara University cost less than Loyola Marymount University but more than University of San Diego.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Santa Clara University$25,352$50,570
Loyola Marymount University$33,201$50,518
University of San Diego$21,109$29,539
Occidental College$25,027$37,470

The sticker price

$63,513
Tuition, 2025-26
$84,261
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
14%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$28,368
average grant for students who got aid.
35%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$19,500
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Santa Clara University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $22,696 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $84,261. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Santa Clara University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Santa Clara University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $13,570 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $84,261. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Santa Clara University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Santa Clara University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $25,352 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $84,261. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Santa Clara University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers