CU Boulder vs Stanford University

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CU Boulder 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 CU Boulder ($41,943).
It is harder to admit to Stanford University than CU Boulder.
Stanford University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,280) than CU Boulder (1,280).
Stanford University has higher submitted ACT score (29) than CU Boulder (29).
CU Boulder has more students with 39,585 students while Stanford University has 18,283 students.
Stanford University has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while CU Boulder's ratio is 18 to 1.
Stanford University has more full-time faculties with 3,724 faculties while CU Boulder has 1,711 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Colorado Boulder and Stanford University.

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CU Boulder	vs.	Stanford University
Boulder, Colorado	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$16,430 Out-Of-State$41,943	2024 Tuition & Fees	$62,484
56%	% Receiving Financial Aid	63%
$11,017	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$56,737

80.73 %	Acceptance Rates	3.68 %
16.37 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	83.66 %
1,280	SAT Score	1,550
29	ACT Score	35
74 %	Graduation Rate	95 %
15 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
88 %	Retention Rate	98 %
39,585	Student Population	18,283
1,711	Number of Faculties	3,724
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	5 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	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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