Stanford University vs UCLA

Compare two rival schools - Stanford University and University of California-Los Angeles with tuition and admission information where Stanford University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Stanford, CA and UCLA is a four-years, public located in Los Angeles, CA.

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Stanford University is a private (not-for-profit) and UCLA is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Stanford University has more expensive tuition & fees ($62,484) than UCLA ($44,524).
It is harder to admit to Stanford University than UCLA.
UCLA has more students with 46,430 students while Stanford University has 18,283 students.
Stanford University has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while UCLA's ratio is 18 to 1.
UCLA has more full-time faculties with 4,153 faculties while Stanford University has 3,724 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Stanford University and University of California-Los Angeles.

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Stanford University	vs.	UCLA
Stanford, California	Location	Los Angeles, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$62,484	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,747 Out-Of-State$44,524
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	55%
$56,737	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$21,322

3.68 %	Acceptance Rates	8.57 %
83.66 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	50.31 %
1,550	SAT Score	-
35	ACT Score	-
95 %	Graduation Rate	92 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	3 %
98 %	Retention Rate	97 %
18,283	Student Population	46,430
3,724	Number of Faculties	4,153
5 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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