Musicians Institute vs UC Merced

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Musicians Institute 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 Musicians Institute ($27,194).
It is harder to admit to UC Merced than Musicians Institute.
UC Merced has more students with 9,103 students while Musicians Institute has 864 students.
Musicians Institute has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while UC Merced's ratio is 19 to 1.
UC Merced has more full-time faculties with 450 faculties while Musicians Institute has 53 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Musicians Institute and University of California-Merced.

Musicians Institute	vs.	UC Merced
Hollywood, 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)
$27,194	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,167 Out-Of-State$44,944
37%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$4,448	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$24,089

71.06 %	Acceptance Rates	39.00 %
47.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
47 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
83 %	Retention Rate	82 %
864	Student Population	9,103
53	Number of Faculties	450
6 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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