UCSB vs Cal State Long Beach

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 State Long Beach ($18,726).
It is harder to admit to Cal State Long Beach than UCSB.
UCSB has a higher submitted SAT score (1,345) than Cal State Long Beach (1,130).
UCSB has higher submitted ACT score (31) than Cal State Long Beach (23).
Cal State Long Beach has more students with 40,069 students while UCSB has 26,179 students.
UCSB has more full-time faculties with 1,097 faculties while Cal State Long Beach has 1,087 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of California-Santa Barbara and California State University-Long Beach.

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

UCSBCal State Long Beach

UCSB	vs.	Cal State Long Beach
Santa Barbara, California	Location	Long Beach, California
four-years, public	School Type	four-years, public
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
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$6,846 Out-Of-State$18,726
63% ($18,590)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	72% ($8,722)
$18,590	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,722
32.81 %	Acceptance Rates	27.99 %
16.90 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.44 %
1,345	SAT Score	1,130
31	ACT Score	23
84 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
91 %	Retention Rate	89 %
26,179	Student Population	40,069
1,097	Number of Faculties	1,087
18 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	24 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