Cal Poly vs UC Santa Cruz

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
UC Santa Cruz has more expensive tuition & fees ($45,337) than Cal Poly ($30,995).
It is harder to admit to Cal Poly than UC Santa Cruz.
Cal Poly has more students with 22,000 students while UC Santa Cruz has 19,478 students.
Cal Poly has a lower number of students per faculty with 20 to 1 while UC Santa Cruz's ratio is 23 to 1.
Cal Poly has more full-time faculties with 881 faculties while UC Santa Cruz has 688 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and University of California-Santa Cruz.

Cal Poly	vs.	UC Santa Cruz
San Luis Obispo, California	Location	Santa Cruz, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$11,075 Out-Of-State$30,995	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,560 Out-Of-State$45,337
50%	% Receiving Financial Aid	65%
$7,853	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,896

29.75 %	Acceptance Rates	62.54 %
27.83 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.18 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
85 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	5 %
94 %	Retention Rate	88 %
22,000	Student Population	19,478
881	Number of Faculties	688
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	23 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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