UCSB vs Design Institute of San Diego

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 Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UCSB has more expensive tuition & fees ($45,742) than Design Institute of San Diego ($29,350).
It is harder to admit to UCSB than Design Institute of San Diego.
UCSB has more students with 26,420 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 UCSB's ratio is 17 to 1.
UCSB has more full-time faculties with 1,097 faculties while Design Institute of San Diego has 2 full-time faculties.

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

UCSB	vs.	Design Institute of San Diego
Santa Barbara, 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$14,965 Out-Of-State$45,742	2024 Tuition & Fees	$29,350
61%	% Receiving Financial Aid	84%
$19,654	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,360

28.00 %	Acceptance Rates	87.50 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.57 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
85 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
92 %	Retention Rate	33 %
26,420	Student Population	101
1,097	Number of Faculties	2
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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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