UC Santa Cruz vs Cal Poly

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.
UC Santa Cruz has more expensive tuition & fees ($45,337) than Cal Poly ($30,995).
It is harder to admit to Cal Poly than UC Santa Cruz.
Cal Poly has more students with 22,000 students while UC Santa Cruz has 19,478 students.
Cal Poly has a lower number of students per faculty with 20 to 1 while UC Santa Cruz's ratio is 23 to 1.
Cal Poly has more full-time faculties with 881 faculties while UC Santa Cruz has 688 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of California-Santa Cruz and California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.

UC Santa Cruz	vs.	Cal Poly
Santa Cruz, California	Location	San Luis Obispo, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$14,560 Out-Of-State$45,337	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,075 Out-Of-State$30,995
65%	% Receiving Financial Aid	50%
$20,896	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,853

62.54 %	Acceptance Rates	29.75 %
10.18 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	27.83 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
76 %	Graduation Rate	85 %
5 %	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
88 %	Retention Rate	94 %
19,478	Student Population	22,000
688	Number of Faculties	881
23 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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