Design Institute of San Diego vs UC Riverside

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Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) and UC Riverside is a public school and both are four-years schools.
UC Riverside has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,947) than Design Institute of San Diego ($29,350).
It is harder to admit to UC Riverside than Design Institute of San Diego.
UC Riverside has more students with 26,809 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 Riverside's ratio is 24 to 1.
UC Riverside has more full-time faculties with 1,051 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-Riverside.

Design Institute of San Diego	vs.	UC Riverside
San Diego, California	Location	Riverside, 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$14,170 Out-Of-State$44,947
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	78%
$6,360	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,324

87.50 %	Acceptance Rates	63.00 %
28.57 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
75 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	15 %
33 %	Retention Rate	87 %
101	Student Population	26,809
2	Number of Faculties	1,051
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	24 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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