UCSD vs Design Institute of San Diego

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UCSD is a public and Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UCSD has more expensive tuition & fees ($46,042) than Design Institute of San Diego ($29,350).
It is harder to admit to UCSD than Design Institute of San Diego.
UCSD has more students with 42,006 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 UCSD's ratio is 19 to 1.
UCSD has more full-time faculties with 2,799 faculties while Design Institute of San Diego has 2 full-time faculties.

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

UCSD	vs.	Design Institute of San Diego
La Jolla, 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$15,265 Out-Of-State$46,042	2024 Tuition & Fees	$29,350
58%	% Receiving Financial Aid	84%
$20,811	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,360

25.00 %	Acceptance Rates	87.50 %
22.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.57 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
87 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
93 %	Retention Rate	33 %
42,006	Student Population	101
2,799	Number of Faculties	2
19 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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