UCSB vs Cal Poly

Compare two rival schools - University of California-Santa Barbara and California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo with tuition and admission information where UCSB is a four-years, public located in Santa Barbara, CA and Cal Poly is a four-years, public located in San Luis Obispo, CA.

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.
UCSB has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,171) than Cal Poly ($28,105).
It is harder to admit to UCSB than Cal Poly.
UCSB has a higher submitted SAT score (1,345) than Cal Poly (1,315).
UCSB has higher submitted ACT score (31) than Cal Poly (29).
UCSB has more students with 26,179 students while Cal Poly has 22,440 students.
UCSB has more full-time faculties with 1,097 faculties while Cal Poly has 881 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of California-Santa Barbara and California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.

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

UCSBCal Poly

UCSB	vs.	Cal Poly
Santa Barbara, California	Location	San Luis Obispo, California
four-years, public	School Type	four-years, public
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$14,417 Out-Of-State$44,171	Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,195 Out-Of-State$28,105
63% ($18,590)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	53% ($6,996)
$18,590	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,996
32.81 %	Acceptance Rates	34.61 %
16.90 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	31.24 %
1,345	SAT Score	1,315
31	ACT Score	29
84 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
91 %	Retention Rate	94 %
26,179	Student Population	22,440
1,097	Number of Faculties	881
18 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	21 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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