Princeton University vs UC Berkeley

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Princeton University is a private (not-for-profit) and UC Berkeley is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Princeton University has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,710) than UC Berkeley ($45,627).
It is harder to admit to Princeton University than UC Berkeley.
UC Berkeley has more students with 45,307 students while Princeton University has 8,842 students.
Princeton University has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while UC Berkeley's ratio is 19 to 1.
UC Berkeley has more full-time faculties with 1,847 faculties while Princeton University has 997 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Princeton University and University of California-Berkeley.

Princeton University	vs.	UC Berkeley
Princeton, New Jersey	Location	Berkeley, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$59,710	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,850 Out-Of-State$45,627
61%	% Receiving Financial Aid	59%
$62,079	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,200

4.00 %	Acceptance Rates	12.00 %
76.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	45.00 %
1,540	SAT Score	-
34	ACT Score	-
97 %	Graduation Rate	94 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
97 %	Retention Rate	96 %
8,842	Student Population	45,307
997	Number of Faculties	1,847
5 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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Princeton University vs UC Berkeley

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