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Arizona State University is a public university whereas University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) is a private research university.
| Arizona State University | University of California | |
|---|---|---|
| Collegedunia Score | 5.5 Out of 10 | 7.8 Out of 10 |
| ranking (overall) | # 200 QS World University 2025 # 105 US News 2024 # 179 QS World University 2024 | # 42 QS World University 2025 # 15 US News 2024 # 18 Times Higher Education 2024 |
| Subject Strength | # 126 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024 # 291 for Medicine by QS World University 2024 # 32 for Law by US News 2024 | # 16 for Engineering by US News 2024 # 14 for Medicine by QS World University 2024 # 14 for Law by US News 2024 |
| Programs | UG Programs -65 PG Programs -111 Doctorate Programs -21 | UG Programs -24 PG Programs -43 Doctorate Programs -7 |
| Acceptance Rate | 83.0 % | 11.0 % |
| Exam Score | GMAT-650 GRE-300 IELTS-6.5 SAT-1180 TOEFL-80 | GMAT-670 IELTS-7 SAT-1330 TOEFL-87 |
| Cost to Study | Average Tuition Fees 31200 [For UG Program] Average Tuition Fees 25200 [For PG Program] Hostel + Meal - 22446 Per Year | Average Tuition Fees 42993 [For UG Program] Average Tuition Fees 26544 [For PG Program] Hostel + Meal - 36045 Per Year |
| placement (average package) | Top Recruiters are WP Carey & Co., Goldman Sachs Group, Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase, Intel Corp, Daimler Benz, Rubbermaid, AMERCO, HSBC, Shell oil company, Bank of America, Honeywell International.
| Graduate Employability rank: QS-#3 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is one of the top public universities in Los Angeles, United States. It is ranked #44 in QS World University Rankings 2023.
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| application requirements | LOR- 3 letters of recommendation, SOP- Yes, GPA- 3.53 (C+ grade) | 94% in 12th for UG and 83% in bachelors for graduate admission; Name and email of references; Statement of Purpose |
| Campuses and B-Schools | W. P. Carey School of Business | Anderson School of Management |
| CollegeDunia Reviews | 7.5/10 Read 50 reviews | 8.0/10 Read 11 reviews |
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| General Facts | Arizona State University | University of California |
|---|---|---|
| Type of University | University | University |
| Established | 1885 | 1919 |
| Student:Faculty Ratio | 20:1:1 | 18:1 |
| Male:Female | 57% Male, 43% Female | 47% Male, 53% Female |
| Location Facts | If you get overburdened with study, then you should relax in arranging a party bike with your friends and colleagues. It is one of the funniest experiences around the campus premise. If you are a connoisseur of art, then you must pay a visit to the ceramic art museum. Those pieces of art display the expressionism form at its best. | Five mile from Pacific Ocean, Located in West-wood neighborhood of LA |
| Library | More than 4.5 million volumes of books along with articles. It is considered to be the 34th largest library located in USA and Canada | 12 million print and electronic volumes |
| Campus Life | Homecoming Lantern Walk, Academic Bowl, Inferno are the major mentioning events that happened on the campus for new students. More than 1000 clubs are there for the students on basis of preferences | Over 100 Student organizations |
| Hostel | #Housing and meals - $18993 #Transportation - $3453 | #Room & Board - $17436 #Room and Board - $18609 |
| Famous Alumni | Reggie Jackson (baseball player), Barry Bonds (baseball player), Dough Dacey (Governor of Arizona), Phil Mickelson (professional golfer), David Spade (actor), Kate Spade (fashion designer), Jimmy Kimmel (TV host), Patt Tillman (American footballer), James Harden (basketball player), etc | 14 Nobel laureates, 15 Mac Authors |
| City Life | If you love to explore the city along with a good taste of food, then you must take a tour to Downtown Tempe. Other than magnificent cityscape, you will be getting ideas about exciting activities happening around the city. Whether it's shopping or restaurants or nightlife, you will definitely fall in love with this kind of tour. | Los Angeles (LA) is the second most populous city of USA; Hollywood is located here; 841 Museums and art galleries, California Beaches, Disneyland park, Los Angeles offers various concert halls, regular festivals, and bustling nightlife; Ranked 7th on Global City Index and 9th on Global Economic Power Index; Unemployment rate in December 2019 was 4%; Industries employing maximum number of people are healthcare, retail, hospitality, and manufacturing |
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University of California Los Angeles ranks within top 50 among world universities whereas Arizona State University does not even rank in top 100. Let's take a look at a few of the comparison points between the two of them:
- Arizona State University was placed at 221 and 155 position by QS News and THE World Ranking respectively for 2020.
- University of California Los Angeles ranks at 36 and 17 by QS News and THE World Ranking respectively for 2020.
- Ranking of UCLA for most of the subjects is within the top 50 while Arizona State University’s subject ranking is above 100 in the majority of the cases.
- Graduate Employability Ranking 2020 of Arizona State University is 101 – 110. Meanwhile, UCLA was placed at 3rd position.
- World Reputation Ranking 2019 of UCLA is 9. On the other hand, Arizona State University couldn’t even make it to the list.
- Although the annual ROI of both universities is almost the same ie. 8.5% approximately, annual salary offered to University of California Los Angeles graduates is 12,000 USD higher than Arizona State University.
Hence, there is no doubt that the University of California Los Angeles is far better university than Arizona State University in all aspects.
