UC Riverside vs Cal State Fullerton

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.
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.
UC Riverside has a higher submitted SAT score (1,180) than Cal State Fullerton (1,090).
UC Riverside has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Cal State Fullerton (21).
Cal State Fullerton has more students with 42,051 students while UC Riverside has 26,434 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.

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

UC RiversideCal State Fullerton

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
91% ($16,159)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	68% ($8,612)
$16,159	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,612
57.23 %	Acceptance Rates	45.72 %
18.39 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.19 %
1,180	SAT Score	1,090
27	ACT Score	21
77 %	Graduation Rate	69 %
14 %	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
91 %	Retention Rate	89 %
26,434	Student Population	42,051
1,051	Number of Faculties	1,018
22 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	27 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, 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