Merced College vs. Sac City

Merced College vs. Sacramento City College comparison

	Merced College	Sacramento City College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Merced College	Sac City
Location	Merced, CA	Sacramento, CA
Setting	Rural Fringe	Large City
Enrollment	10,214	17,719
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	mccd.edu	losrios.edu
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Costs	Merced College	Sac City
Tuition (In State)	$1,104	$0
Tuition (Out of State)	$7,800	$9,480
Room & Board	$17,784	$17,764
Avg Net Price	$6,934	$7,199
Avg Grant Aid	$7,004	$5,859
% Receiving Grant Aid	95%	89%

Admission	Merced College	Sac City
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Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
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Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	Merced College	Sac City
Student to Faculty Ratio	25:1	25:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (23%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (15%) Business (13%) Social Sciences (10%) Psychology (8%)	Social Sciences (22%) Health Professions (16%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (12%) Engineering Technology (6%) Business (6%)
Outcomes	Merced College	Sac City
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$30,300	$39,000
Making Student Loan Payments	-	29%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$10,500
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$108

Diversity	Merced College	Sac City
% Men	40%	40%
% Women	60%	60%
Racial Diversity	High	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	22%	28%
% Black	3%	11%
% Hispanic	59%	30%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	1%
% Two or More Races	3%	6%
% International	1%	2%
% Unknown Race	1%	2%

Students	Merced College	Sac City
% In-State	96%	96%
% Out-of-State	0%	0%
Campus	Merced College	Sac City
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	Yes	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• Sacramento City College is larger than than Merced College based on total student enrollment (17,719 students vs. 10,214 students)

Merced College vs. Sac City Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Merced College or Sac City?

• Merced College is ?% more expensive to attend than Sac City for in-state tuition ($1,104.00 vs. $0.00)
• Out of state tuition is 21.5% higher at Sac City than Merced College ($9,480.00 vs. $7,800.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Merced College than Sac City ($6,934 vs. $7,199)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Sacramento City College are 0.1% lower than costs at Merced College ($17,764 vs. $17,784)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Merced College than Sacramento City College (95% vs. 89%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Merced College students is 19.5% larger than aid received Sacramento City College ($7,004 vs. $5,859)

Which college is harder to get into, Merced College or Sac City? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Sac City or Merced College .

Merced College vs. Sac City Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Merced College or Sac City? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between Sac City and Merced College.

• Graduates from Sacramento City College earn on average $8,700 more per year than Merced College graduates after ten years. ($39,000 vs. $30,300)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/