La Verne vs UC Santa Cruz

Compare two rival schools - University of La Verne and University of California-Santa Cruz with tuition and admission information where La Verne is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in La Verne, CA and UC Santa Cruz is a four-years, public located in Santa Cruz, CA.
The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.
  • La Verne is a private (not-for-profit) and UC Santa Cruz is a public 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 La Verne and University of California-Santa Cruz.
La Vernevs.UC Santa Cruz
La Verne, CaliforniaLocationSanta Cruz, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)School Typefour-years, Public
Doctor's degreeHighest Degree OfferedDoctor's degree
Doctoral / Research UniversityCarnegie ClassificationResearch University (very high research activity)
$49,4502024 Tuition & Fees
In-State$14,560
Out-Of-State$45,337
78%% Receiving Financial Aid65%
$25,670Average Amount of Financial Aid$20,896
48.00 %Acceptance Rates63.00 %
14.01 %Yield (Enrollment Rates)10.00 %
1,115SAT Score-
22ACT Score-
63 %Graduation Rate76 %
-Transfer-out Rate5 %
77 %Retention Rate88 %
5,662Student Population19,478
229Number of Faculties688
11 to 1Students to Faculty Ratio23 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher CertificationSpecial Learning OpportunitiesDistance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment servicesOn Campus Student ServicesAcademic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare