UC Davis vs UCSD Academic Comparison

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

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
UCSD has more expensive tuition & fees ($46,042) than UC Davis ($46,024).
It is harder to admit to UCSD than UC Davis.
UCSD has more students with 42,006 students while UC Davis has 39,679 students.
UCSD has a lower number of students per faculty with 19 to 1 while UC Davis's ratio is 21 to 1.
UCSD has more full-time faculties with 2,799 faculties while UC Davis has 2,678 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of California-Davis and University of California-San Diego.

UC Davis	vs.	UCSD
Davis, California	Location	La Jolla, California
Four-years, Public	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)
In-State$15,247 Out-Of-State$46,024	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,265 Out-Of-State$46,042
65%	% Receiving Financial Aid	58%
$20,054	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,811

41.63 %	Acceptance Rates	24.52 %
16.70 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.85 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
86 %	Graduation Rate	87 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
92 %	Retention Rate	93 %
39,679	Student Population	42,006
2,678	Number of Faculties	2,799
21 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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