UC Berkeley vs Princeton University

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UC Berkeley is a public and Princeton University is a private (not-for-profit) 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 - University of California-Berkeley and Princeton University.

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

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