San Diego State University SDSU vs University of California-Davis

Side-by-side comparison of San Diego State University SDSU, University of California-Davis

Metrics	San Diego State University SDSU San Diego, CA	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	Add from backpackUp to 1 more
Location	San Diego, CA	Davis, CA
Control	Public	Public
Carnegie	A Doctoral University (which undergraduates attend) with high research activity	A Doctoral University (which undergraduates attend) with very high research activity
Tuition (out-of-state)	$25,500	$54,948
Avg. net price	$13,243	$14,318
Acceptance rate	36%	42%
Enrollment	35,377	32,253
Campus setting	City: Large	Suburb: Small
Graduation rate	78%	86%
Retention rate	91%	93%
Median earnings	$73,494	$86,999
SAT range	N/A	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A
Themes	AffordableBig sportsPublic flagshipResearch university	AffordableBig sportsEnrolls a High Percentage of International StudentsPublic flagshipResearch university
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Bars are drawn from the figures in each cell. Rates use a 0–100% scale; tuition, net price, enrollment and earnings are relative to the largest value among the colleges shown (darker bar); SAT and ACT bands sit on each test's full scale (200–800 per SAT section, 1–36 for the ACT).