AUHS vs PLNU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

AUHS is a private (for-profit) and PLNU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
PLNU has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,550) than AUHS ($24,575).
It is harder to admit to PLNU than AUHS.
PLNU has more students with 4,319 students while AUHS has 510 students.
PLNU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while AUHS's ratio is 16 to 1.
PLNU has more full-time faculties with 149 faculties while AUHS has 38 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - American University of Health Sciences and Point Loma Nazarene University.

AUHS	vs.	PLNU
Signal Hill, California	Location	San Diego, California
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Other health professions school	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$24,575	2024 Tuition & Fees	$43,550
45%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$4,415	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$16,826

100.00 %	Acceptance Rates	81.99 %
100.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.98 %
-	SAT Score	1,270
-	ACT Score	27
66 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
-	Retention Rate	85 %
510	Student Population	4,319
38	Number of Faculties	149
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
-	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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