BU vs UCSD Academic Comparison

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BU is a private (not-for-profit) and UCSD is a public 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 - Boston University and University of California-San Diego.

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BU	vs.	UCSD
Boston, Massachusetts	Location	La Jolla, 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)
$65,168	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,265 Out-Of-State$46,042
49%	% Receiving Financial Aid	58%
$46,070	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,811

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