UCSD vs University of Silicon Valley

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 University of Silicon Valley is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UCSD has more expensive tuition & fees ($46,042) than University of Silicon Valley ($22,480).
It is harder to admit to UCSD than University of Silicon Valley.
UCSD has more students with 42,006 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 UCSD's ratio is 19 to 1.
UCSD has more full-time faculties with 2,799 faculties while University of Silicon Valley has 11 full-time faculties.

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

UCSD	vs.	University of Silicon Valley
La Jolla, 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 (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$15,265 Out-Of-State$46,042	2024 Tuition & Fees	$22,480
58%	% Receiving Financial Aid	81%
$20,811	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,276

24.52 %	Acceptance Rates	51.31 %
21.85 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	35.03 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
87 %	Graduation Rate	43 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	14 %
93 %	Retention Rate	50 %
42,006	Student Population	390
2,799	Number of Faculties	11
19 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes)
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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