Westcliff University vs UC Merced

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Westcliff University 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 Westcliff University ($21,000).
It is harder to admit to UC Merced than Westcliff University.
UC Merced has more students with 9,103 students while Westcliff University has 5,625 students.
Westcliff University has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while UC Merced's ratio is 19 to 1.
UC Merced has more full-time faculties with 450 faculties while Westcliff University has 48 full-time faculties.

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

Westcliff University	vs.	UC Merced
Irvine, California	Location	Merced, California
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
School of business and management	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$21,000	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,167 Out-Of-State$44,944
27%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$8,395	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$24,089

45.13 %	Acceptance Rates	39.18 %
53.50 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.08 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
44 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
74 %	Retention Rate	82 %
5,625	Student Population	9,103
48	Number of Faculties	450
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	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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