Pacific States University vs UC Merced

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Pacific States University is a private (not-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 Pacific States University ($9,810).
It is harder to admit to UC Merced than Pacific States University.
UC Merced has more students with 9,103 students while Pacific States University has 17 students.
Pacific States University 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 Pacific States University has 2 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pacific States University and University of California-Merced.

Pacific States University	vs.	UC Merced
Los Angeles, California	Location	Merced, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
School of business and management	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$9,810	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,167 Out-Of-State$44,944
-	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
-	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$24,089

100.00 %	Acceptance Rates	39.18 %
100.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.08 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
14 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
-	Retention Rate	82 %
17	Student Population	9,103
2	Number of Faculties	450
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1
-	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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