CSUDH vs UC Santa Cruz

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
UC Santa Cruz has more expensive tuition & fees ($45,337) than CSUDH ($18,944).
It is harder to admit to UC Santa Cruz than CSUDH.
UC Santa Cruz has more students with 19,478 students while CSUDH has 16,426 students.
CSUDH has a lower number of students per faculty with 22 to 1 while UC Santa Cruz's ratio is 23 to 1.
UC Santa Cruz has more full-time faculties with 688 faculties while CSUDH has 419 full-time faculties.

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

CSUDH	vs.	UC Santa Cruz
Carson, 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$7,064 Out-Of-State$18,944	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,560 Out-Of-State$45,337
79%	% Receiving Financial Aid	65%
$9,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,896

91.00 %	Acceptance Rates	63.00 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
46 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
3 %	Transfer-out Rate	5 %
70 %	Retention Rate	88 %
16,426	Student Population	19,478
419	Number of Faculties	688
22 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	23 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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