UCSB vs Whittier 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 Whittier College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Whittier College has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,864) than UCSB ($45,742).
It is harder to admit to UCSB than Whittier College.
UCSB has more students with 26,420 students while Whittier College has 1,192 students.
Whittier College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while UCSB's ratio is 17 to 1.
UCSB has more full-time faculties with 1,097 faculties while Whittier College has 114 full-time faculties.

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

UCSB	vs.	Whittier College
Santa Barbara, California	Location	Whittier, 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	$49,864
61%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$19,654	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$35,076

28.00 %	Acceptance Rates	84.98 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	6.02 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
85 %	Graduation Rate	65 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
92 %	Retention Rate	70 %
26,420	Student Population	1,192
1,097	Number of Faculties	114
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 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

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