Design Institute of San Diego vs UC Merced

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Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) and UC Merced is a public school and both are four-years schools.
UC Merced has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,944) than Design Institute of San Diego ($29,350).
It is harder to admit to UC Merced than Design Institute of San Diego.
UC Merced has more students with 9,103 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 UC Merced's ratio is 19 to 1.
UC Merced has more full-time faculties with 450 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-Merced.

Design Institute of San Diego	vs.	UC Merced
San Diego, California	Location	Merced, 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 (high research activity)
$29,350	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,167 Out-Of-State$44,944
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$6,360	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$24,089

87.50 %	Acceptance Rates	39.00 %
28.57 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
75 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
33 %	Retention Rate	82 %
101	Student Population	9,103
2	Number of Faculties	450
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, On-campus daycare

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