UCI vs Design Institute of San Diego

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 Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UCI has more expensive tuition & fees ($45,014) than Design Institute of San Diego ($29,350).
It is harder to admit to UCI than Design Institute of San Diego.
UCI has more students with 35,937 students while Design Institute of San Diego has 101 students.
Design Institute of San Diego has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while UCI's ratio is 18 to 1.
UCI has more full-time faculties with 2,125 faculties while Design Institute of San Diego has 2 full-time faculties.

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

UCI	vs.	Design Institute of San Diego
Irvine, California	Location	San Diego, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$14,237 Out-Of-State$45,014	2024 Tuition & Fees	$29,350
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	84%
$18,266	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,360

26.00 %	Acceptance Rates	87.50 %
22.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.57 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
86 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
91 %	Retention Rate	33 %
35,937	Student Population	101
2,125	Number of Faculties	2
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College
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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