La Verne vs UC Merced

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La Verne is a private (not-for-profit) and UC Merced is a public school and both are four-years schools.
La Verne has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,450) than UC Merced ($44,944).
It is harder to admit to UC Merced than La Verne.
UC Merced has more students with 9,103 students while La Verne has 5,662 students.
La Verne has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while UC Merced's ratio is 19 to 1.
UC Merced has more full-time faculties with 450 faculties while La Verne has 229 full-time faculties.

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

La Verne	vs.	UC Merced
La Verne, California	Location	Merced, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$49,450	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,167 Out-Of-State$44,944
78%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$25,670	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$24,089

48.48 %	Acceptance Rates	39.18 %
14.17 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.08 %
1,115	SAT Score	-
22	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
77 %	Retention Rate	82 %
5,662	Student Population	9,103
229	Number of Faculties	450
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, On-campus daycare

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