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UC Merced Comparisons

Merced, California

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Compare with California Public Colleges

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San Diego State University

$5,822 lower in-state tuition
50% lower acceptance rate


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San Jose State University

$5,822 lower in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


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California State University Long Beach

$5,822 lower in-state tuition
49% lower acceptance rate


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San Francisco State University

$5,822 lower in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


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California State University Los Angeles

$5,822 lower in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


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California State University Fullerton

$5,822 lower in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


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California State University Sacramento

$5,822 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


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University of California Riverside

Equivalent in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


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California State University East Bay

$5,822 lower in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


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California State University Chico

$5,822 lower in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


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California State University Fresno

$5,822 lower in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


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Sonoma State University

$5,822 lower in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


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California State University Northridge

$5,822 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


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California State University San Marcos

$5,822 lower in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


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Humboldt State University

$5,822 lower in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


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California State Polytechnic University Pomona

$5,822 lower in-state tuition
34% lower acceptance rate


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California State University Dominguez Hills

$5,822 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


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California State University Monterey Bay

$5,822 lower in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


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California State University Bakersfield

$5,822 lower in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


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California State University Channel Islands

$5,822 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


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California State University Stanislaus

$5,822 lower in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


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California State University San Bernardino

$5,822 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


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San Diego State University Imperial Valley Campus

$6,092 lower in-state tuition
45% lower acceptance rate


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California Maritime Academy

$5,822 lower in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


Compare with California Private Colleges

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University of San Diego

$42,246 higher in-state tuition
36% lower acceptance rate


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California Institute of the Arts

$42,876 higher in-state tuition
64% lower acceptance rate


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California Baptist University

$24,394 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


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Notre Dame de Namur University

$24,742 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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Mount St. Mary's College

$33,824 higher in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


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Life Pacific College

$6,676 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


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Menlo College

$36,696 higher in-state tuition
27% lower acceptance rate


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Vanguard University of Southern California

$26,436 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


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La Sierra University

$22,348 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


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Woodbury University

$31,828 higher in-state tuition
26% lower acceptance rate


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California College of the Arts

$42,292 higher in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


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Holy Names University

$30,015 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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Pitzer College

$48,718 higher in-state tuition
71% lower acceptance rate


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Marymount California University

$23,594 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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San Francisco Art Institute

$34,100 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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Art Center College of Design

$37,378 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


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Laguna College of Art and Design

$23,036 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


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John Paul the Great Catholic University

$15,436 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


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Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

$2,860 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


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Bethesda University of California

$5,204 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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Touro College Los Angeles

$2,836 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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Pacific Union College

$21,091 higher in-state tuition
41% lower acceptance rate


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Simpson University

$24,416 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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San Diego Christian College

$12,936 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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King's University

$76 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


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American Jewish University

$19,830 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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Hope International University

$22,936 higher in-state tuition
57% lower acceptance rate


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Pacific States University

$4,724 lower in-state tuition
56% lower acceptance rate


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The Master's College and Seminary

$20,386 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


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Coleman University

$9,136 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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Azusa Pacific Online University

$164 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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Lincoln University

$644 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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Providence Christian College

$21,470 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


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American Conservatory Theater

$18,671 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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University of the West

$1,348 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


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Columbia College Hollywood

$14,116 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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California Christian College

$1,364 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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Horizon College San Diego

$2,024 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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San Francisco Conservatory of Music

$39,736 higher in-state tuition
47% lower acceptance rate


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World Mission University

$5,084 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary

$3,436 higher in-state tuition
28% lower acceptance rate


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Epic Bible College

$2,600 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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Southern California Seminary

$5,307 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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Shasta Bible College and Graduate School

$2,036 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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Humphreys College Stockton and Modesto Campuses

$3,196 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre

$5,036 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary

$1,964 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


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Berkeley School of Theology

$8,708 lower in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


C
California Institute of Integral Studies

$11,564 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Public Colleges

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College of Southern Nevada

$8,181 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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Nevada State College

$6,014 lower in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


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Western Nevada College

$8,181 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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Great Basin College

$7,956 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Private Colleges

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Sierra Nevada University

$22,755 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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Touro University Nevada

$11,564 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


Compare with National Colleges

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North Carolina A & T State University

$8,024 lower in-state tuition
33% lower acceptance rate


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University of West Georgia

$7,193 lower in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


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Valdosta State University

$7,193 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


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Tarleton State University

$7,148 lower in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


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North Carolina Central University

$7,836 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


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Southern Illinois University Carbondale

$1,926 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


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Columbus State University

$7,193 lower in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


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Troy University

$2,252 lower in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


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Central Washington University

$4,748 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


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Ferris State University

$1,512 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

$8,412 lower in-state tuition
56% lower acceptance rate


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Augusta State University

$7,052 lower in-state tuition
34% lower acceptance rate


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Angelo State University

$7,069 lower in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


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University of North Carolina at Pembroke

$10,564 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


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PennWest California

$3,848 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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Cleveland State University

$580 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


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College of Coastal Georgia

$9,001 lower in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


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Texas A&M University Commerce

$6,774 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


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Marshall University

$4,374 lower in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


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Colorado State University Pueblo

$4,894 lower in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


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Purdue University Calumet Campus

$4,818 lower in-state tuition
30% lower acceptance rate


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West Texas A & M University

$5,192 lower in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


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New Jersey City University

$1,820 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


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Northwest Missouri State University

$5,549 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


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University of South Carolina Upstate

$356 lower in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


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Northeastern State University

$5,279 lower in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


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Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus

$3,848 lower in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


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University of Central Arkansas

$4,614 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


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New Mexico State University Main Campus

$5,281 lower in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


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Nicholls State University

$6,642 lower in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


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Northwestern State University of Louisiana

$6,384 lower in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


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Louisiana State University Shreveport

$5,908 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


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Purdue University North Central Campus

$4,818 lower in-state tuition
39% lower acceptance rate


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Northern State University

$3,948 lower in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


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Middle Georgia State University

$8,420 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate