Claremont McKenna College vs UCSB

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Claremont McKenna College is a private (not-for-profit) and UCSB is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Claremont McKenna College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,150) than UCSB ($45,742).
It is harder to admit to Claremont McKenna College than UCSB.
UCSB has more students with 26,420 students while Claremont McKenna College has 1,389 students.
Claremont McKenna College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while UCSB's ratio is 17 to 1.
UCSB has more full-time faculties with 1,097 faculties while Claremont McKenna College has 170 full-time faculties.

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

Claremont McKenna College	vs.	UCSB
Claremont, California	Location	Santa Barbara, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$64,150	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,965 Out-Of-State$45,742
47%	% Receiving Financial Aid	61%
$50,689	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,654

11.00 %	Acceptance Rates	28.00 %
50.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.00 %
1,510	SAT Score	-
34	ACT Score	-
91 %	Graduation Rate	85 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
96 %	Retention Rate	92 %
1,389	Student Population	26,420
170	Number of Faculties	1,097
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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