Cal Poly vs UC Berkeley

Compare two rival schools - California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and University of California-Berkeley with tuition and admission information where Cal Poly is a four-years, public located in San Luis Obispo, CA and UC Berkeley is a four-years, public located in Berkeley, CA.

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
UC Berkeley has more expensive tuition & fees ($45,627) than Cal Poly ($30,995).
It is harder to admit to UC Berkeley than Cal Poly.
UC Berkeley has more students with 45,307 students while Cal Poly has 22,000 students.
UC Berkeley has a lower number of students per faculty with 19 to 1 while Cal Poly's ratio is 20 to 1.
UC Berkeley has more full-time faculties with 1,847 faculties while Cal Poly has 881 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and University of California-Berkeley.

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Cal Poly	vs.	UC Berkeley
San Luis Obispo, California	Location	Berkeley, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$11,075 Out-Of-State$30,995	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,850 Out-Of-State$45,627
50%	% Receiving Financial Aid	59%
$7,853	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,200

30.43 %	Acceptance Rates	11.33 %
28.57 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	46.33 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
85 %	Graduation Rate	94 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
94 %	Retention Rate	96 %
22,000	Student Population	45,307
881	Number of Faculties	1,847
20 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, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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