UC Santa Cruz vs La Verne

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UC Santa Cruz is a public and La Verne is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
La Verne has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,450) than UC Santa Cruz ($45,337).
It is harder to admit to La Verne than UC Santa Cruz.
UC Santa Cruz has more students with 19,478 students while La Verne has 5,662 students.
La Verne has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while UC Santa Cruz's ratio is 23 to 1.
UC Santa Cruz has more full-time faculties with 688 faculties while La Verne has 229 full-time faculties.

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

UC Santa Cruz	vs.	La Verne
Santa Cruz, California	Location	La Verne, 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	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$14,560 Out-Of-State$45,337	2024 Tuition & Fees	$49,450
65%	% Receiving Financial Aid	78%
$20,896	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$25,670

62.54 %	Acceptance Rates	48.48 %
10.18 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.17 %
-	SAT Score	1,115
-	ACT Score	22
76 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
5 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
88 %	Retention Rate	77 %
19,478	Student Population	5,662
688	Number of Faculties	229
23 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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

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