California Northstate University vs UCSB

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California Northstate University is a private (for-profit) and UCSB is a public school and both are four-years schools.
California Northstate University has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,254) than UCSB ($45,742).
It is harder to admit to UCSB than California Northstate University.
UCSB has more students with 26,420 students while California Northstate University has 962 students.
California Northstate University has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while UCSB's ratio is 17 to 1.

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

California Northstate University	vs.	UCSB
Elk Grove, California	Location	Santa Barbara, 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$14,965 Out-Of-State$45,742
48%	% Receiving Financial Aid	61%
$6,671	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,654

84.85 %	Acceptance Rates	27.78 %
8.33 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.37 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
76 %	Graduation Rate	85 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
100 %	Retention Rate	92 %
962	Student Population	26,420
-	Number of Faculties	1,097
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 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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