CU Boulder vs UCLA Academic Comparison

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.
UCLA has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,524) than CU Boulder ($41,943).
It is harder to admit to UCLA than CU Boulder.
UCLA has more students with 46,430 students while CU Boulder has 39,585 students.
UCLA has more full-time faculties with 4,153 faculties while CU Boulder has 1,711 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Colorado Boulder and University of California-Los Angeles.

CU Boulder	vs.	UCLA
Boulder, Colorado	Location	Los Angeles, 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$15,556 Out-Of-State$41,943	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,747 Out-Of-State$44,524
56%	% Receiving Financial Aid	55%
$11,017	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$21,322

83.00 %	Acceptance Rates	9.00 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	52.00 %
1,330	SAT Score	-
31	ACT Score	-
74 %	Graduation Rate	92 %
15 %	Transfer-out Rate	3 %
88 %	Retention Rate	97 %
39,585	Student Population	46,430
1,711	Number of Faculties	4,153
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
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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