UCSD vs UCLA Academic Comparison

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

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
UCSD has more expensive tuition & fees ($46,042) than UCLA ($44,524).
It is harder to admit to UCLA than UCSD.
UCLA has more students with 46,430 students while UCSD has 42,006 students.
UCLA has a lower number of students per faculty with 18 to 1 while UCSD's ratio is 19 to 1.
UCLA has more full-time faculties with 4,153 faculties while UCSD has 2,799 full-time faculties.

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

UCSD	vs.	UCLA
La Jolla, California	Location	Los Angeles, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$15,265 Out-Of-State$46,042	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,747 Out-Of-State$44,524
58%	% Receiving Financial Aid	55%
$20,811	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$21,322

24.52 %	Acceptance Rates	8.73 %
21.85 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	51.70 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
87 %	Graduation Rate	92 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	3 %
93 %	Retention Rate	97 %
42,006	Student Population	46,430
2,799	Number of Faculties	4,153
19 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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, On-campus daycare

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