Biola University vs Cal Poly

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Biola University is a private (not-for-profit) and Cal Poly is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Biola University has more expensive tuition & fees ($46,704) than Cal Poly ($30,995).
It is harder to admit to Cal Poly than Biola University.
Cal Poly has more students with 22,000 students while Biola University has 5,387 students.
Biola University has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Cal Poly's ratio is 20 to 1.
Cal Poly has more full-time faculties with 881 faculties while Biola University has 212 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Biola University and California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.

Biola University	vs.	Cal Poly
La Mirada, California	Location	San Luis Obispo, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$46,704	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,075 Out-Of-State$30,995
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	50%
$23,947	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,853

60.08 %	Acceptance Rates	29.75 %
31.31 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	27.83 %
1,240	SAT Score	-
28	ACT Score	-
72 %	Graduation Rate	85 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
84 %	Retention Rate	94 %
5,387	Student Population	22,000
212	Number of Faculties	881
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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