CU Boulder vs USC 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.

CU Boulder is a public and USC is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
USC has more expensive tuition & fees ($68,237) than CU Boulder ($41,943).
It is harder to admit to USC than CU Boulder.
USC has a higher submitted SAT score (1,280) than CU Boulder (1,280).
USC has higher submitted ACT score (29) than CU Boulder (29).
USC has more students with 48,945 students while CU Boulder has 39,585 students.
USC has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while CU Boulder's ratio is 18 to 1.
USC has more full-time faculties with 2,403 faculties while CU Boulder has 1,711 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Colorado Boulder and University of Southern California.

CU Boulder	vs.	USC
Boulder, Colorado	Location	Los Angeles, California
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$16,430 Out-Of-State$41,943	2024 Tuition & Fees	$68,237
56%	% Receiving Financial Aid	68%
$11,017	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$43,570

80.73 %	Acceptance Rates	12.02 %
16.37 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	41.18 %
1,280	SAT Score	1,520
29	ACT Score	34
74 %	Graduation Rate	92 %
15 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
88 %	Retention Rate	97 %
39,585	Student Population	48,945
1,711	Number of Faculties	2,403
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 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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