UC Berkeley vs USC

Compare two rival schools - University of California-Berkeley and University of Southern California with tuition and admission information where UC Berkeley is a four-years, public located in Berkeley, CA and USC is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Los Angeles, CA.

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UC Berkeley is a public and USC is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
USC has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,503) than UC Berkeley ($43,980).
It is harder to admit to USC than UC Berkeley.
USC has more students with 46,287 students while UC Berkeley has 42,327 students.
USC has more full-time faculties with 2,403 faculties while UC Berkeley has 1,847 full-time faculties.

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

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UC Berkeley	vs.	USC
Berkeley, California	Location	Los Angeles, 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	$61,503
59% ($19,359)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	65% ($39,909)
$19,359	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$39,909
17.11 %	Acceptance Rates	15.95 %
43.84 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	37.14 %
-	SAT Score	1,475
-	ACT Score	34
93 %	Graduation Rate	92 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
96 %	Retention Rate	91 %
42,327	Student Population	46,287
1,847	Number of Faculties	2,403
19 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	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