Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. California-San Diego grads earn $49.5K more ten years out than U. Arizona Global Campus's ($84,943 vs. $35,404)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. California-San Diego graduates 71 pts more of its students than U. Arizona Global Campus (90% vs. 19%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    U. Arizona Global Campus has 15 pts more first-gen students than U. California-San Diego (54% vs. 40%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    U. California-San Diego has 1.7× as many undergrads as U. Arizona Global Campus

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    U. California-San Diego is more diverse (index 0.76 vs. 0.73)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    U. California-San Diego has 2 pts more Pell recipients than U. Arizona Global Campus (34% vs. 32%)

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

U. California-San Diego admits 27%; U. Arizona Global Campus doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
U. California-San Diego27%
U. Arizona Global CampusNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • U. California-San DiegoHighly selectivefrom CaliforniaVery selectivefrom other states
  • U. Arizona Global CampusNot rated
SAT middle 50%
U. California-San DiegoTest-blind
U. Arizona Global CampusNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. California-San DiegoRigor and GPA very important85%
  • U. Arizona Global CampusNot reported

Who's on each campus

U. California-San Diego has 1.7× as many undergrads as U. Arizona Global Campus and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. California-San Diego34.9K
U. Arizona Global Campus20.2K
Pell Grant share
U. California-San Diego34%
U. Arizona Global Campus32%

Majors and faculty

Cognitive Science leads at U. California-San Diego, and Business Administration and Management at U. Arizona Global Campus.

Students per faculty member
U. California-San Diego19 to 1
U. Arizona Global Campus13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. California-San DiegoCognitive Science, General9%
  • U. Arizona Global CampusBusiness Administration and Management, General15%

What each costs

Only U. California-San Diego reports an average cost ($29.7K).

Average cost, all students
U. California-San Diego$29.7K
U. Arizona Global CampusNot reported
Aid generosity
U. California-San Diego34%
U. Arizona Global CampusNot reported

What each pays off

U. California-San Diego's former students earn more, a median $84.9K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. California-San Diego$84.9K
U. Arizona Global Campus$35.4K
Graduation rate
U. California-San Diego90%
U. Arizona Global Campus19%

How each has changed

Applications grew at U. California-San Diego, which got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. California-San DiegoGrowing+83%
  • U. Arizona Global CampusNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why