UC Berkeley vs Stanford University

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

UC Berkeley is a public and Stanford University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Stanford University has more expensive tuition & fees ($56,169) than UC Berkeley ($43,980).
It is harder to admit to Stanford University than UC Berkeley.
UC Berkeley has more students with 45,036 students while Stanford University has 17,680 students.
Stanford University has more full-time faculties with 3,724 faculties while UC Berkeley has 1,847 full-time faculties.

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

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UC Berkeley	vs.	Stanford University
Berkeley, California	Location	Stanford, California
four-years, public	School Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$14,226 Out-Of-State$43,980	Tuition & Fees	$56,169
57% ($21,056)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	65% ($50,762)
$21,056	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$50,762
17.11 %	Acceptance Rates	4.73 %
43.84 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	81.53 %
-	SAT Score	1,520
-	ACT Score	35
93 %	Graduation Rate	96 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
96 %	Retention Rate	98 %
45,036	Student Population	17,680
1,847	Number of Faculties	3,724
20 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	5 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, 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