UC Berkeley vs Claremont McKenna College

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

UC Berkeley is a public and Claremont McKenna College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Claremont McKenna College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,150) than UC Berkeley ($45,627).
It is harder to admit to Claremont McKenna College than UC Berkeley.
UC Berkeley has more students with 45,307 students while Claremont McKenna College has 1,389 students.
Claremont McKenna College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while UC Berkeley's ratio is 19 to 1.
UC Berkeley has more full-time faculties with 1,847 faculties while Claremont McKenna College has 170 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of California-Berkeley and Claremont McKenna College.

UC Berkeley	vs.	Claremont McKenna College
Berkeley, California	Location	Claremont, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$14,850 Out-Of-State$45,627	2024 Tuition & Fees	$64,150
59%	% Receiving Financial Aid	47%
$22,200	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$50,689

12.00 %	Acceptance Rates	11.00 %
45.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	50.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,510
-	ACT Score	34
94 %	Graduation Rate	91 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
96 %	Retention Rate	96 %
45,307	Student Population	1,389
1,847	Number of Faculties	170
19 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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