UCI vs California Northstate University

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

UCI is a public and California Northstate University is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
California Northstate University has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,254) than UCI ($45,014).
It is harder to admit to UCI than California Northstate University.
UCI has more students with 35,937 students while California Northstate University has 962 students.
California Northstate University has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while UCI's ratio is 18 to 1.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of California-Irvine and California Northstate University.

UCI	vs.	California Northstate University
Irvine, California	Location	Elk Grove, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification
In-State$14,237 Out-Of-State$45,014	2024 Tuition & Fees	$59,254
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	48%
$18,266	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,671

25.57 %	Acceptance Rates	84.85 %
21.95 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	8.33 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
86 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
91 %	Retention Rate	100 %
35,937	Student Population	962
2,125	Number of Faculties	-
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Placement services

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