California College of the Arts vs California Northstate University

Compare two rival schools - California College of the Arts and California Northstate University with tuition and admission information where California College of the Arts is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in San Francisco, CA and California Northstate University is a four-years, private (for-profit) located in Elk Grove, CA.

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California College of the Arts is a private (not-for-profit) and California Northstate University is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
California Northstate University has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,254) than California College of the Arts ($57,946).
It is harder to admit to California College of the Arts than California Northstate University.
California College of the Arts has more students with 1,501 students while California Northstate University has 962 students.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California College of the Arts and California Northstate University.

California College of the Arts	vs.	California Northstate University
San Francisco, California	Location	Elk Grove, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification
$57,946	2024 Tuition & Fees	$59,254
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	48%
$24,412	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,671

73.40 %	Acceptance Rates	84.85 %
6.92 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	8.33 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
72 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
78 %	Retention Rate	100 %
1,501	Student Population	962
86	Number of Faculties	-
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Placement services

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