The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) vs Berkeley

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) and University of California-Berkeley (UC Berkeley) are two distinct institutions of higher learning with unique characteristics. UTMB, a public medical school, boasts a 100% acceptance rate and is renowned for its medical programs, while UC Berkeley, a prestigious public research university, has a highly selective admissions process with an acceptance rate of 17%. Both universities offer a diverse range of undergraduate and graduate programs, with popular majors at UTMB including nursing, biomedical sciences, and public health, and popular majors at UC Berkeley encompassing engineering, computer science, and economics. UTMB's student body is predominantly female (63%), while UC Berkeley's student body is more evenly distributed between genders (49% female, 51% male). Additionally, UTMB has a higher graduation rate (89%) compared to UC Berkeley (83%). Explore the comprehensive comparison table below to delve deeper into the distinctions between these two

	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	University of California-Berkeley
Overview
Location	Galveston, Texas	Berkeley, California
Campus setting	Town: Fringe	City: Midsize
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate		96.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	N/A	14.4%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $80 Graduate: $80	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $120
SAT range	N/A	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score
Students submitting ACT score
Total number of applicants		112,843
Total number of admissions given out		16,295
Admitted students who chose to enroll		6,931
Yield rate		42.5%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)		N/A
High school GPA	N/A	Required
Recommendation letters	N/A	Not required
High school transcript	N/A	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price		In state: $37,920 Out of state: $67,674
Average net price		$17,652
Tuition		In state: $11,442 Out of state: $41,196
Room & board		$20,236
Available payment plans		Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)		52.0% Average amount $21,406
Students receiving federal student loan		15.0% Average amount $4,586
Students taking out private loans		6.0% Average amount $7,122

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	672 Men 18.5% Women 81.5%	31,814 Men 45.4% Women 54.6%
Graduate students	2,812 Men 30.8% Women 69.2%	13,222 Men 51.7% Women 48.3%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Moderate
Out-of-state students	N/A	16.9%
International students	1.3%	18.0%
Campus local/setting	Town: Fringe	City: Midsize
Dormitory capacity	55	9,630
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	California New Jersey Texas Virginia New York

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Biological and Biomedical Sciences Multidisciplinary Studies	Engineering Business Computer and Information Science Legal Profession Health Professions
Students to faculty ratio	10:1	20:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	N/A	92.8%
Dropout rate	N/A	6.3%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $99,820 Year 2: $103,746 Year 3: $107,165 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,279 Year 2: $69,207 Year 3: $71,369 Medicine (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $56,023 Year 2: $55,383 Year 3: $63,364 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,548 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $101,251 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,320 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $66,816 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $78,321 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $69,720 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $47,668 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $171,936 Year 3: $191,597 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $122,038 Year 3: $167,052 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $125,250 Year 2: $125,388 Year 3: $161,399 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $126,367 Year 2: $128,868 Year 3: $160,666 Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $160,390 Year 2: $142,470 Year 3: $143,984 Information Science/Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $119,358 Year 3: $143,516 Chemistry (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $107,442 Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $112,973 Optometry (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $74,750 Year 2: $91,363 Year 3: $104,601 Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $95,600 Year 2: $85,760 Year 3: $103,738 Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $71,282 Year 2: $65,387 Year 3: $102,543

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