Whittier College vs UCSB

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Whittier College is a private (not-for-profit) and UCSB is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Whittier College has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,864) than UCSB ($45,742).
It is harder to admit to UCSB than Whittier College.
UCSB has more students with 26,420 students while Whittier College has 1,192 students.
Whittier College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while UCSB's ratio is 17 to 1.
UCSB has more full-time faculties with 1,097 faculties while Whittier College has 114 full-time faculties.

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

Whittier College	vs.	UCSB
Whittier, California	Location	Santa Barbara, 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 (very high research activity)
$49,864	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,965 Out-Of-State$45,742
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	61%
$35,076	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,654

84.98 %	Acceptance Rates	28.00 %
6.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
65 %	Graduation Rate	85 %
26 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
70 %	Retention Rate	92 %
1,192	Student Population	26,420
114	Number of Faculties	1,097
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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