UCSD vs BU Academic Comparison

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

UCSD is a public and BU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
BU has more expensive tuition & fees ($65,168) than UCSD ($46,042).
It is harder to admit to BU than UCSD.
UCSD has more students with 42,006 students while BU has 36,714 students.
BU has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while UCSD's ratio is 19 to 1.
BU has more full-time faculties with 3,047 faculties while UCSD has 2,799 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of California-San Diego and Boston University.

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UCSD	vs.	BU
La Jolla, California	Location	Boston, Massachusetts
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$15,265 Out-Of-State$46,042	2024 Tuition & Fees	$65,168
58%	% Receiving Financial Aid	49%
$20,811	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$46,070

23.71 %	Acceptance Rates	14.37 %
21.05 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	31.32 %
-	SAT Score	1,440
-	ACT Score	33
87 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
93 %	Retention Rate	94 %
42,006	Student Population	36,714
2,799	Number of Faculties	3,047
19 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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