Whittier College vs UC Merced

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Whittier College is a private (not-for-profit) and UC Merced is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Whittier College has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,864) than UC Merced ($44,944).
It is harder to admit to UC Merced than Whittier College.
UC Merced has more students with 9,103 students while Whittier College has 1,192 students.
Whittier College 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 Whittier College has 114 full-time faculties.

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

Whittier College	vs.	UC Merced
Whittier, California	Location	Merced, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$49,864	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,167 Out-Of-State$44,944
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$35,076	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$24,089

84.98 %	Acceptance Rates	39.00 %
6.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
65 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
26 %	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
70 %	Retention Rate	82 %
1,192	Student Population	9,103
114	Number of Faculties	450
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	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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