Design Institute of San Diego vs UCSB

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Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) and UCSB is a public school and both are four-years schools.
UCSB has more expensive tuition & fees ($45,742) than Design Institute of San Diego ($29,350).
It is harder to admit to UCSB than Design Institute of San Diego.
UCSB has more students with 26,420 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 UCSB's ratio is 17 to 1.
UCSB has more full-time faculties with 1,097 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-Santa Barbara.

Design Institute of San Diego	vs.	UCSB
San Diego, California	Location	Santa Barbara, 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$14,965 Out-Of-State$45,742
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	61%
$6,360	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,654

87.50 %	Acceptance Rates	28.00 %
28.57 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
75 %	Graduation Rate	85 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
33 %	Retention Rate	92 %
101	Student Population	26,420
2	Number of Faculties	1,097
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 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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