UC Merced vs University of Silicon Valley

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UC Merced is a public and University of Silicon Valley is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UC Merced has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,944) than University of Silicon Valley ($22,480).
It is harder to admit to UC Merced than University of Silicon Valley.
UC Merced has more students with 9,103 students while University of Silicon Valley has 390 students.
University of Silicon Valley has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while UC Merced's ratio is 19 to 1.
UC Merced has more full-time faculties with 450 faculties while University of Silicon Valley has 11 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of California-Merced and University of Silicon Valley.

UC Merced	vs.	University of Silicon Valley
Merced, California	Location	San Jose, 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	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$14,167 Out-Of-State$44,944	2024 Tuition & Fees	$22,480
88%	% Receiving Financial Aid	81%
$24,089	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,276

39.00 %	Acceptance Rates	50.98 %
9.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	35.26 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
67 %	Graduation Rate	43 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	14 %
82 %	Retention Rate	50 %
9,103	Student Population	390
450	Number of Faculties	11
19 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes)
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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