Methodology: How the schools were ranked
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In-State 2009Out of State 2009SchoolStateEnroll-
ment		SAT or ACTAdmission RateStudent/
faculty Ratio		4-Year
Grad. Rate		6-Year
Grad. Rate		In-State Total CostsIn-State Costs After AidTotal Out-of-State CostsOut-of-State Costs After Aid% Met by AidAvg. Debt
at Grad.
107University of California, San Diego CA22,04855/7640%1953.1%85.9%$20,372$9,367$32,918$21,91382%$15,904
1211University of California, Berkeley CA24,63673/8223%1560.9%88.1%$23,418$11,552$44,026$32,16088%$14,453
1317University of California, Los Angeles CA25,92866/7624%1666.1%89.8%$21,995$10,659$42,603$31,26781%$16,220
2142University of California, Irvine CA21,69638/6056%1951.3%79.6%$20,401$9,668$41,009$30,27682%$13,383
3137University of California, Santa Barbara CA18,41551/5654%1761.3%79.8%$22,420$11,316$43,028$31,92480%$15,808
5064University of California, Davis CA23,49938/5459%1942.6%79.1%$22,167$11,755$42,188$31,77676%$14,372
5820Cal. Polytechnic State Univ., San Luis Obispo CA18,84237/6045%2022.6%68.2%$15,865$13,870$21,289$19,29463%
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8590University of California, Santa Cruz CA14,40336/3982%1945.7%68.3%$22,434$11,852$42,018$31,43687%$14,932
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Methodology: How the schools were ranked
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