UCSD vs California Lutheran University

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

UCSD is a public and California Lutheran University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
California Lutheran University has more expensive tuition & fees ($50,670) than UCSD ($46,042).
It is harder to admit to UCSD than California Lutheran University.
UCSD has more students with 42,006 students while California Lutheran University has 3,615 students.
California Lutheran University has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while UCSD's ratio is 19 to 1.
UCSD has more full-time faculties with 2,799 faculties while California Lutheran University has 179 full-time faculties.

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

UCSD	vs.	California Lutheran University
La Jolla, California	Location	Thousand Oaks, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$15,265 Out-Of-State$46,042	2024 Tuition & Fees	$50,670
58%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$20,811	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$29,756

25.00 %	Acceptance Rates	89.00 %
22.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,220
-	ACT Score	26
87 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
93 %	Retention Rate	81 %
42,006	Student Population	3,615
2,799	Number of Faculties	179
19 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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

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