UCSB 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.

UCSB 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 UCSB ($45,742).
It is harder to admit to Claremont McKenna College than UCSB.
UCSB has more students with 26,420 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 UCSB's ratio is 17 to 1.
UCSB has more full-time faculties with 1,097 faculties while Claremont McKenna College has 170 full-time faculties.

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

UCSB	vs.	Claremont McKenna College
Santa Barbara, 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$14,965 Out-Of-State$45,742	2024 Tuition & Fees	$64,150
61%	% Receiving Financial Aid	47%
$19,654	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$50,689

27.78 %	Acceptance Rates	11.12 %
16.37 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	49.77 %
-	SAT Score	1,510
-	ACT Score	34
85 %	Graduation Rate	91 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
92 %	Retention Rate	96 %
26,420	Student Population	1,389
1,097	Number of Faculties	170
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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

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