UC Santa Cruz vs CSUDH

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
UC Santa Cruz has more expensive tuition & fees ($45,337) than CSUDH ($18,944).
It is harder to admit to UC Santa Cruz than CSUDH.
UC Santa Cruz has more students with 19,478 students while CSUDH has 16,426 students.
CSUDH has a lower number of students per faculty with 22 to 1 while UC Santa Cruz's ratio is 23 to 1.
UC Santa Cruz has more full-time faculties with 688 faculties while CSUDH has 419 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of California-Santa Cruz and California State University-Dominguez Hills.

UC Santa Cruz	vs.	CSUDH
Santa Cruz, California	Location	Carson, 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$7,064 Out-Of-State$18,944
65%	% Receiving Financial Aid	79%
$20,896	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,004

63.00 %	Acceptance Rates	91.00 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
76 %	Graduation Rate	46 %
5 %	Transfer-out Rate	3 %
88 %	Retention Rate	70 %
19,478	Student Population	16,426
688	Number of Faculties	419
23 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	22 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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