Cal Maritime Academy vs University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)

California State University Maritime Academy and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, two esteemed institutions of higher learning, offer distinct educational experiences. Cal Maritime, a specialized public university, boasts a 99% acceptance rate and is renowned for its maritime programs, while UNC-Chapel Hill, a prestigious public research university, has a highly selective admissions process with an acceptance rate of 24%. Cal Maritime's student body is predominantly male (70%) and ethnically diverse, while UNC-Chapel Hill's student population is more gender-balanced (53% female) and racially diverse. Both universities offer a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs, with Cal Maritime excelling in maritime studies, transportation, and engineering, and UNC-Chapel Hill excelling in a broad spectrum of disciplines, including business, medicine, and the arts. With Cal Maritime's smaller student body (1,200 undergraduates) fostering a close-knit community and UNC-Chapel Hill's larger student body

	California State University Maritime Academy	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Overview
Location	Vallejo, California	Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Campus setting	City: Midsize	City: Small
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	78.0%	97.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	82.1%	20.4%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $70	Undergraduate: $85 Graduate: $95
SAT range	N/A	1140 - 1380
ACT range	N/A	22 - 27
Students submitting SAT score		2.0%
Students submitting ACT score		12.0%
Total number of applicants	1,005	50,729
Total number of admissions given out	825	10,348
Admitted students who chose to enroll	195	4,690
Yield rate	23.6%	45.3%
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)	Not required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $31,722 Out of state: $43,602	In state: $24,770 Out of state: $52,633
Average net price	$16,924	$11,508
Tuition	In state: $5,742 Out of state: $17,622	In state: $7,019 Out of state: $34,882
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $6,342 Meal plan: $5,600	Room/dormitory: $6,878 Meal plan: $5,004
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	53.0% Average amount $7,663	42.0% Average amount $16,076
Students receiving federal student loan	49.0% Average amount $5,013	17.0% Average amount $4,244
Students taking out private loans	2.0% Average amount $24,179	3.0% Average amount $14,032

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	880 Men 80.7% Women 19.3%	19,845 Men 39.6% Women 60.4%
Graduate students	45 Men 62.2% Women 37.8%	11,796 Men 41.4% Women 58.6%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Low
Out-of-state students	23.2%	16.2%
International students	0.9%	6.8%
Campus local/setting	City: Midsize	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	811	9,984
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	California Washington Hawaii Alaska Oregon	North Carolina Georgia Maryland New York Pennsylvania

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Transportation and Logistics Engineering Engineering Technologies Multidisciplinary Studies	Health Professions Business Social Sciences Public Administration and Social Service Multidisciplinary Studies
Students to faculty ratio	12:1	15:1
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	68.2%	90.5%
Dropout rate	26.4%	3.7%
Transferred out	3.6%	5.4%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $112,593 Year 2: $78,971 Year 3: $106,946 Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $95,733 Year 2: $66,171 Year 3: $102,821 Marine Transportation (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $75,128 Year 2: $94,408 Year 3: $90,732 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $83,137 Year 2: $78,971 Year 3: $88,988 International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,865 Year 2: $47,394 Year 3: $60,400 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,549 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: N/A	Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $168,979 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $238,213 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $135,965 Year 2: $127,836 Year 3: $150,089 Dentistry (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $116,248 Year 2: $82,440 Year 3: $128,102 Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $67,961 Year 2: $103,078 Year 3: $117,488 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $89,271 Year 2: $86,036 Year 3: $96,602 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $74,162 Year 2: $72,083 Year 3: $95,204 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $74,938 Year 2: $73,823 Year 3: $89,917 Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $71,557 Year 2: $57,770 Year 3: $87,057 Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,899 Year 2: $67,660 Year 3: $86,155 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $68,205 Year 2: $68,666 Year 3: $82,520

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