UCSB 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.

UCSB 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 UCSB ($45,742).
It is harder to admit to UCSB than California Lutheran University.
UCSB has more students with 26,420 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 UCSB's ratio is 17 to 1.
UCSB has more full-time faculties with 1,097 faculties while California Lutheran University has 179 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of California-Santa Barbara and California Lutheran University.

UCSB	vs.	California Lutheran University
Santa Barbara, 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$14,965 Out-Of-State$45,742	2024 Tuition & Fees	$50,670
61%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$19,654	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$29,756

27.78 %	Acceptance Rates	88.88 %
16.37 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.23 %
-	SAT Score	1,220
-	ACT Score	26
85 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
92 %	Retention Rate	81 %
26,420	Student Population	3,615
1,097	Number of Faculties	179
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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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