U of Richmond vs Berkeley

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	University of California-Berkeley	University of Richmond
Overview
Location	Berkeley, California	University of Richmond, Virginia
Campus setting	City: Midsize	City: Midsize
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	96.0%	92.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	14.4%	28.8%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $120	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50
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	13,955
Total number of admissions given out	16,295	4,015
Admitted students who chose to enroll	6,931	876
Yield rate	42.5%	21.8%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $37,920 Out of state: $67,674	$74,590
Average net price	$17,652	$28,881
Tuition	In state: $11,442 Out of state: $41,196	$58,570
Room & board	$20,236	Room/dormitory: $6,550 Meal plan: $7,400
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	52.0% Average amount $21,406	61.0% Average amount $43,905
Students receiving federal student loan	15.0% Average amount $4,586	32.0% Average amount $4,957
Students taking out private loans	6.0% Average amount $7,122	4.0% Average amount $29,516

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	31,814 Men 45.4% Women 54.6%	3,166 Men 46.8% Women 53.2%
Graduate students	13,222 Men 51.7% Women 48.3%	724 Men 38.5% Women 61.5%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Low
Out-of-state students	16.9%	81.9%
International students	18.0%	9.5%
Campus local/setting	City: Midsize	City: Midsize
Dormitory capacity	9,630	2,875
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	California New Jersey Texas Virginia New York	Virginia New York New Jersey Connecticut Pennsylvania

Academics
Popular study areas	Engineering Business Computer and Information Science Legal Profession Health Professions	Legal Profession Business Education Biological and Biomedical Sciences Social Sciences
Students to faculty ratio	20:1	8:1
Institutional accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	92.8%	89.2%
Dropout rate	6.3%	10.6%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	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	Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,711 Year 2: $74,157 Year 3: $88,040 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,385 Year 2: $65,821 Year 3: $83,877 Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,362 Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $75,249 Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $58,083 Year 2: $59,858 Year 3: $73,682 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,179 Year 2: $66,355 Year 3: $73,053 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $55,668 Year 2: $56,544 Year 3: $66,820 Educational Administration and Supervision (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $54,058 Year 2: $57,705 Year 3: $59,253 Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $46,998 Year 2: $38,829 Year 3: $57,966 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $40,281 Year 3: $49,992 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,110 Year 2: $41,789 Year 3: $48,824

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