University of Silicon Valley vs UC Merced

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University of Silicon Valley is a private (for-profit) and UC Merced is a public school and both are four-years schools.
UC Merced has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,944) than University of Silicon Valley ($22,480).
It is harder to admit to UC Merced than University of Silicon Valley.
UC Merced has more students with 9,103 students while University of Silicon Valley has 390 students.
University of Silicon Valley 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 University of Silicon Valley has 11 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Silicon Valley and University of California-Merced.

University of Silicon Valley	vs.	UC Merced
San Jose, California	Location	Merced, California
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$22,480	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,167 Out-Of-State$44,944
81%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$9,276	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$24,089

51.31 %	Acceptance Rates	39.18 %
35.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.08 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
43 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
14 %	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
50 %	Retention Rate	82 %
390	Student Population	9,103
11	Number of Faculties	450
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, On-campus daycare

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