College Comparison Checklist 

  School Name   University of  University of  Utah State 

Utah    California San  University  
Diego   
Admissions  Deadlines   April 1, 2017  Nov. 30, 2017  Aug. 1, 2017 
Requirements: 

  Tests Required  ACT/SAT  ACT Plus Writing  ACT/SAT 

SAT 

  Average ACT/SAT  ACT:21-28  ACT:28-33  ACT:20-27 

SAT:1010-1300  SAT: 1300-1500  SAT:97-1240 

         

Size/Location:  Distance from Home  15 miles  741 miles  93 miles 

  Enrollment  Over 31,000  Over 35,000  Over 27,000 

Students  Students  Students 

  Urban/Suburban/Rural  Urban/Suburban    Urban  Rural 

         

Expenses:  Tuition  $7,956  $13,672  $7,426 

  Room/Board  $1,836  $12,545  $10,340 

  Fees/Books  $1,232  $1,521  $810 

  Miscellaneous Costs  $2,430  $1,598  $ Unknown 

  Transportation  $1,260  $814  $ Unknown 

  Estimated Cost of Attendance  $14,714  $30,150  Around $18,576 

         

Academics:  Your Major Offered  Undecided. Maybe  Undecided  Undecided 

Multidisciplinary 
Design 

  Special Requirements  None  Unknown  Unknown 

  Student Faculty Ratio  Unknown  19:1  21.5:1 

  Typical Class Size  2-9 students: 14% 2-9 students: 12% 2-9 students:
of classes of classes 21% of classes
10-19 students: 10-19 students: 10-19 students:
27% of classes 32% of classes 22% of classes
20-29 students: 20-29 students: 20-29 students:
25% of classes 14% of classes 29% of classes
30-39 students: 30-39 students: 30-39 students:
11% of classes 8% of classes 9% of classes
40-49 students: 6% 40-49 students: 40-49 students:
of classes 4% of classes 6% of classes
50-99 students: 50-99 students: 50-99 students:
12% of classes 11% of classes 8% of classes
Over 100 students: Over 100 Over 100
5% of classes students: 20% of students: 6% of
classes  classes

         

Environment:  Public/Private  Public  Public  Public 

  Religious/Co-ed  Co-ed  Co-ed  Co-ed 

         

Activities:  Clubs/Organizations  ASUU  JSA  Student 

Government 
AASA  Many others 
Many others 
Many others   

         

Housing:  Residence Requirements  Various  Applications   Applications 

applications 

  Availability  Unknown  Unknown  Unknown 

  Types  Apartments  On campus Dorms  Dorms 

Dorms   Off campus 
Apartments 

  Food Plans  Block Plans  Triton Cash  Residential Meal 

Dining Dollars  On campus  Plans 
cafeterias and  Block Meal Plans 
restaurants 

         
 Financial Aid:  Deadline  FAFSA:  FAFSA: Oct. 1,  FAFSA:July 
Oct.1,2017  2017  2017 

  Required Forms  Application Forms  Application Forms  Application 

Forms 

  Scholarships Offered  Various  Merit scholarships  Various 

Various