Pacific States University vs UC Santa Cruz

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Pacific States University is a private (not-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 Pacific States University ($9,810).
It is harder to admit to UC Santa Cruz than Pacific States University.
UC Santa Cruz has more students with 19,478 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 Santa Cruz's ratio is 23 to 1.
UC Santa Cruz has more full-time faculties with 688 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-Santa Cruz.

Pacific States University	vs.	UC Santa Cruz
Los Angeles, California	Location	Santa Cruz, 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 (very high research activity)
$9,810	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,560 Out-Of-State$45,337
-	% Receiving Financial Aid	65%
-	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,896

100.00 %	Acceptance Rates	62.54 %
100.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.18 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
14 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	5 %
-	Retention Rate	88 %
17	Student Population	19,478
2	Number of Faculties	688
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	23 to 1
-	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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