UC Santa Cruz vs PLNU

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UC Santa Cruz is a public and PLNU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UC Santa Cruz has more expensive tuition & fees ($45,337) than PLNU ($43,550).
It is harder to admit to UC Santa Cruz than PLNU.
UC Santa Cruz has more students with 19,478 students while PLNU has 4,319 students.
PLNU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while UC Santa Cruz's ratio is 23 to 1.
UC Santa Cruz has more full-time faculties with 688 faculties while PLNU has 149 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of California-Santa Cruz and Point Loma Nazarene University.

UC Santa Cruz	vs.	PLNU
Santa Cruz, California	Location	San Diego, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor'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	$43,550
65%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$20,896	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$16,826

62.54 %	Acceptance Rates	81.76 %
10.18 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	26.22 %
-	SAT Score	1,270
-	ACT Score	27
76 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
5 %	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
88 %	Retention Rate	85 %
19,478	Student Population	4,319
688	Number of Faculties	149
23 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 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

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