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Paying for SCU

Undergraduate$61,293
Graduate$31,694
Books & Supplies$1,062
On-Campus Living Costs $24,339
Off-Campus Living Costs $29,016

SCU 2025 Tuition & Fees and COA

For the academic year 2024-2025, the undergraduate tuition & fees at Santa Clara University is $61,293. The graduate school tuition & fees is $31,694. The Living costs besides the tuition & fees is reported as $24,339 when a student lives on campus and $29,016 when a student lives off-campus.
Its total costs of attendance (COA) is $86,694 when a student lives on campus and $91,371 when living off-campus for the academic year 2024-2025. It includes tuition, fees, book & supplies costs, room & board, and other living expenses.
The following table and chart illustrate the COA by living setting and tuition rates.
Data source for 2025 College Cost: NCES, Last Update: March 12, 2024
SCU 2024-2025 COA
On-CampusOff-Campus
Total Costs$86,694$91,371
Tuition & Fees$61,293
Books & Supplies$1,062
Room & Board$19,893$22,086
Other Expenses$4,446$6,930
Average Financial Aid$29,147
Total Costs After Receiving Aid$57,547$62,224
[Chart] 2025 Cost of Attendance

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2024-2025, the undergraduate tuition & fees is $61,293. The undergraduate tuition rates are increased by 3.46% compared to academic year 2023-2024.
2025 Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
202220232024 2025
Tuition & Fees$55,860 $57,534 $59,241 $61,293
[Chart]2025 Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2024-2025, the graduate tuition & fees is $31,694. The graduate program tuition rates are increased by 22.50% compared to academic year 2023-2024.
2025 Graduate School Tuition & Fees
202220232024 2025
Tuition & Fees$25,170 $24,798 $25,873 $31,694
[Chart] 2025 Graduate Tuition & Fees

Tuition Per Credit Hour

For the academic year 2024-2025, the tuition per credit hour for part-time students or overloaded credits for full-time students is $1,684 for undergraduate programs.
For graduate programs, the tuition per credit hour is $1,025.
2025 Tuition Per Credit Hour
202220232024 2025
Undergraduate$1,534 $1,580$1,627$1,684
Graduate$1,198 $1,234$1,160$1,025
[Chart] 2025 Graduate Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average costs for purchasing books and course supllies is $1,062. The following table and charts illustrate the changes of the books & supplies costs at Santa Clara University.
2025 Books & Supplies Costs
202220232024 2025
Books & Supplies $1,125 $1,152 $939 $1,062
[Chart] 2025 Books & Supplies Costs

Living Costs

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average costs for living costs at Santa Clara University is $24,339 when living on campus and $29,016 when living off-campus . The on-campus living costs are increased by 6.00% compared to academic year 2023-2024. The off-campus living costs are increased by 13.24% compared to academic year 2023-2024.
Living Costs
202220232024 2025
On-CampusRoom & Board $16,533$17,112$16,533$19,893
Other Expenses $2,979$3,051$2,979$4,446
Off-CampusRoom & Board $17,253$17,784$17,253$22,086
Other Expenses $4,761$4,860$4,761$6,930
[Chart] 2025 Room & Boards and other Living Costs