UCSD vs Claremont McKenna College

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 Claremont McKenna College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Claremont McKenna College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,150) than UCSD ($46,042).
It is harder to admit to Claremont McKenna College than UCSD.
UCSD has more students with 42,006 students while Claremont McKenna College has 1,389 students.
Claremont McKenna College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while UCSD's ratio is 19 to 1.
UCSD has more full-time faculties with 2,799 faculties while Claremont McKenna College has 170 full-time faculties.

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

UCSD	vs.	Claremont McKenna College
La Jolla, California	Location	Claremont, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,265 Out-Of-State$46,042	2024 Tuition & Fees	$64,150
58%	% Receiving Financial Aid	47%
$20,811	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$50,689

24.52 %	Acceptance Rates	11.12 %
21.85 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	49.77 %
-	SAT Score	1,510
-	ACT Score	34
87 %	Graduation Rate	91 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
93 %	Retention Rate	96 %
42,006	Student Population	1,389
2,799	Number of Faculties	170
19 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

See Full Comparison