UCLA vs Stanford University

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

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UCLA 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 ($62,484) than UCLA ($44,524).
It is harder to admit to Stanford University than UCLA.
UCLA has more students with 46,430 students while Stanford University has 18,283 students.
Stanford University has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while UCLA's ratio is 18 to 1.
UCLA has more full-time faculties with 4,153 faculties while Stanford University has 3,724 full-time faculties.

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

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UCLA	vs.	Stanford University
Los Angeles, California	Location	Stanford, 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$13,747 Out-Of-State$44,524	2024 Tuition & Fees	$62,484
55%	% Receiving Financial Aid	63%
$21,322	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$56,737

8.57 %	Acceptance Rates	3.68 %
50.31 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	83.66 %
-	SAT Score	1,550
-	ACT Score	35
92 %	Graduation Rate	95 %
3 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
97 %	Retention Rate	98 %
46,430	Student Population	18,283
4,153	Number of Faculties	3,724
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	5 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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

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