UOP vs Fresno State

Compare two rival schools - University of the Pacific and California State University-San Marcos with tuition and admission information where UOP is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Stockton, CA and Fresno State is a four-years, public located in San Marcos, CA.
The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.
  • UOP is a private (not-for-profit) and Fresno State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
  • UOP has more expensive tuition & fees ($55,340) than Fresno State ($19,614).
  • It is harder to admit to UOP than Fresno State.
  • Fresno State has more students with 15,109 students while UOP has 6,277 students.
  • UOP has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while Fresno State's ratio is 23 to 1.
  • UOP has more full-time faculties with 409 faculties while Fresno State has 392 full-time faculties.
The following table compares the two rival schools - University of the Pacific and California State University-San Marcos.
UOPvs.Fresno State
Stockton, CaliforniaLocationSan Marcos, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)School Typefour-years, Public
Doctor's degreeHighest Degree OfferedDoctor's degree
Doctoral / Research UniversityCarnegie ClassificationMaster's College and University (larger programs)
$55,3402024 Tuition & Fees
In-State$7,734
Out-Of-State$19,614
94%% Receiving Financial Aid65%
$35,304Average Amount of Financial Aid$8,305
94.86 %Acceptance Rates95.70 %
14.14 %Yield (Enrollment Rates)15.66 %
1,300SAT Score-
28ACT Score-
73 %Graduation Rate56 %
-Transfer-out Rate3 %
88 %Retention Rate72 %
6,277Student Population15,109
409Number of Faculties392
14 to 1Students to Faculty Ratio23 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher CertificationSpecial Learning OpportunitiesDistance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement servicesOn Campus Student ServicesAcademic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare