Musicians Institute vs UC Santa Cruz

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Musicians Institute is a private (for-profit) and UC Santa Cruz is a public school and both are four-years schools.
UC Santa Cruz has more expensive tuition & fees ($45,337) than Musicians Institute ($27,194).
It is harder to admit to UC Santa Cruz than Musicians Institute.
UC Santa Cruz has more students with 19,478 students while Musicians Institute has 864 students.
Musicians Institute has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while UC Santa Cruz's ratio is 23 to 1.
UC Santa Cruz has more full-time faculties with 688 faculties while Musicians Institute has 53 full-time faculties.

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

Musicians Institute	vs.	UC Santa Cruz
Hollywood, California	Location	Santa Cruz, 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)
$27,194	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,560 Out-Of-State$45,337
37%	% Receiving Financial Aid	65%
$4,448	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,896

71.06 %	Acceptance Rates	63.00 %
47.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
47 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	5 %
83 %	Retention Rate	88 %
864	Student Population	19,478
53	Number of Faculties	688
6 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	23 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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