UC Merced vs Musicians Institute

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UC Merced is a public and Musicians Institute is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UC Merced has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,944) than Musicians Institute ($27,194).
It is harder to admit to UC Merced than Musicians Institute.
UC Merced has more students with 9,103 students while Musicians Institute has 864 students.
Musicians Institute has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while UC Merced's ratio is 19 to 1.
UC Merced has more full-time faculties with 450 faculties while Musicians Institute has 53 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of California-Merced and Musicians Institute.

UC Merced	vs.	Musicians Institute
Merced, California	Location	Hollywood, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$14,167 Out-Of-State$44,944	2024 Tuition & Fees	$27,194
88%	% Receiving Financial Aid	37%
$24,089	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$4,448

39.00 %	Acceptance Rates	71.06 %
9.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	47.02 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
67 %	Graduation Rate	47 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
82 %	Retention Rate	83 %
9,103	Student Population	864
450	Number of Faculties	53
19 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	6 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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