Design Institute of San Diego vs UCI

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Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) and UCI is a public school and both are four-years schools.
UCI has more expensive tuition & fees ($45,014) than Design Institute of San Diego ($29,350).
It is harder to admit to UCI than Design Institute of San Diego.
UCI has more students with 35,937 students while Design Institute of San Diego has 101 students.
Design Institute of San Diego has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while UCI's ratio is 18 to 1.
UCI has more full-time faculties with 2,125 faculties while Design Institute of San Diego has 2 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Design Institute of San Diego and University of California-Irvine.

Design Institute of San Diego	vs.	UCI
San Diego, California	Location	Irvine, California
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$29,350	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,237 Out-Of-State$45,014
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$6,360	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$18,266

87.50 %	Acceptance Rates	26.00 %
28.57 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
75 %	Graduation Rate	86 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	6 %
33 %	Retention Rate	91 %
101	Student Population	35,937
2	Number of Faculties	2,125
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	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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