California Northstate University vs UCI

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California Northstate University is a private (for-profit) and UCI is a public school and both are four-years schools.
California Northstate University has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,254) than UCI ($45,014).
It is harder to admit to UCI than California Northstate University.
UCI has more students with 35,937 students while California Northstate University has 962 students.
California Northstate University has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while UCI's ratio is 18 to 1.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California Northstate University and University of California-Irvine.

California Northstate University	vs.	UCI
Elk Grove, California	Location	Irvine, California
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$59,254	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,237 Out-Of-State$45,014
37%	% Receiving Financial Aid	64%
$8,927	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,868

84.85 %	Acceptance Rates	25.57 %
8.33 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.95 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
88 %	Graduation Rate	86 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	8 %
100 %	Retention Rate	91 %
962	Student Population	35,937
-	Number of Faculties	2,125
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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