California Northstate University vs UC Santa Cruz

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California Northstate University is a private (for-profit) and UC Santa Cruz is a public school and both are four-years schools.
California Northstate University has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,254) than UC Santa Cruz ($45,337).
It is harder to admit to UC Santa Cruz than California Northstate University.
UC Santa Cruz has more students with 19,478 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 Santa Cruz's ratio is 23 to 1.

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

California Northstate University	vs.	UC Santa Cruz
Elk Grove, California	Location	Santa Cruz, 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$14,560 Out-Of-State$45,337
48%	% Receiving Financial Aid	65%
$6,671	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,896

84.85 %	Acceptance Rates	62.54 %
8.33 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.18 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
76 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	5 %
100 %	Retention Rate	88 %
962	Student Population	19,478
-	Number of Faculties	688
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	23 to 1
Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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