CSUN vs UCSB

Compare two rival schools - California State University-Northridge and University of California-Santa Barbara with tuition and admission information where CSUN is a four-years, public located in Northridge, CA and UCSB is a four-years, public located in Santa Barbara, CA.

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

Both are four-years, public schools.
UCSB has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,171) than CSUN ($18,923).
It is harder to admit to UCSB than CSUN.
CSUN has more students with 40,381 students while UCSB has 26,179 students.
UCSB has more full-time faculties with 1,097 faculties while CSUN has 906 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California State University-Northridge and University of California-Santa Barbara.

Which school is more in your mind and would you like to go to?

CSUNUCSB

CSUN	vs.	UCSB
Northridge, California	Location	Santa Barbara, California
four-years, public	School Type	four-years, public
Doctor's degree - professional practice	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$7,043 Out-Of-State$18,923	Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,417 Out-Of-State$44,171
75% ($9,442)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	63% ($18,590)
$9,442	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$18,590
57.65 %	Acceptance Rates	32.81 %
30.06 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.90 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
55 %	Graduation Rate	84 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
83 %	Retention Rate	91 %
40,381	Student Population	26,179
906	Number of Faculties	1,097
28 to 1	Student 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, Teacher Certification
Remedial Service, 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