UCSB vs UCI 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.
UCSB has more expensive tuition & fees ($45,742) than UCI ($45,014).
It is harder to admit to UCI than UCSB.
UCI has more students with 35,937 students while UCSB has 26,420 students.
UCSB has a lower number of students per faculty with 17 to 1 while UCI's ratio is 18 to 1.
UCI has more full-time faculties with 2,125 faculties while UCSB has 1,097 full-time faculties.

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

UCSB	vs.	UCI
Santa Barbara, California	Location	Irvine, 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$14,965 Out-Of-State$45,742	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,237 Out-Of-State$45,014
61%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$19,654	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$18,266

27.78 %	Acceptance Rates	25.57 %
16.37 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.95 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
85 %	Graduation Rate	86 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	6 %
92 %	Retention Rate	91 %
26,420	Student Population	35,937
1,097	Number of Faculties	2,125
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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, On-campus daycare

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