UC Santa Cruz vs UCSB

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 UC Santa Cruz ($45,337).
It is harder to admit to UCSB than UC Santa Cruz.
UCSB has more students with 26,420 students while UC Santa Cruz has 19,478 students.
UCSB has a lower number of students per faculty with 17 to 1 while UC Santa Cruz's ratio is 23 to 1.
UCSB has more full-time faculties with 1,097 faculties while UC Santa Cruz has 688 full-time faculties.

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

UC Santa Cruz	vs.	UCSB
Santa Cruz, California	Location	Santa Barbara, 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$14,560 Out-Of-State$45,337	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,965 Out-Of-State$45,742
65%	% Receiving Financial Aid	61%
$20,896	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,654

62.54 %	Acceptance Rates	27.78 %
10.18 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.37 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
76 %	Graduation Rate	85 %
5 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
88 %	Retention Rate	92 %
19,478	Student Population	26,420
688	Number of Faculties	1,097
23 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 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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