UC Riverside vs Cal State Fullerton

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Both are four-years, public schools.
UC Riverside has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,508) than Cal State Fullerton ($18,856).
It is harder to admit to Cal State Fullerton than UC Riverside.
Cal State Fullerton has more students with 40,738 students while UC Riverside has 26,847 students.
UC Riverside has more full-time faculties with 1,051 faculties while Cal State Fullerton has 1,018 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of California-Riverside and California State University-Fullerton.

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UC Riverside	vs.	Cal State Fullerton
Riverside, California	Location	Fullerton, California
four-years, public	School Type	four-years, public
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - professional practice
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral/Research University
In-State$13,754 Out-Of-State$43,508	Tuition & Fees	In-State$6,976 Out-Of-State$18,856
78% ($18,445)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	66% ($8,483)
$18,445	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,483
57.23 %	Acceptance Rates	45.72 %
18.39 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.19 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
76 %	Graduation Rate	71 %
16 %	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
88 %	Retention Rate	87 %
26,847	Student Population	40,738
1,051	Number of Faculties	1,018
24 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	25 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	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	Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare