California Northstate University vs UC Merced

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California Northstate University is a private (for-profit) and UC Merced is a public school and both are four-years schools.
California Northstate University has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,254) than UC Merced ($44,944).
It is harder to admit to UC Merced than California Northstate University.
UC Merced has more students with 9,103 students while California Northstate University has 962 students.
California Northstate University has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while UC Merced's ratio is 19 to 1.

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

California Northstate University	vs.	UC Merced
Elk Grove, California	Location	Merced, California
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$59,254	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,167 Out-Of-State$44,944
37%	% Receiving Financial Aid	85%
$8,927	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$23,874

84.85 %	Acceptance Rates	39.18 %
8.33 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.08 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
88 %	Graduation Rate	69 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
100 %	Retention Rate	82 %
962	Student Population	9,103
-	Number of Faculties	450
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1
Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, On-campus daycare

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