Caltech vs Biola University

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Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Caltech has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,255) than Biola University ($46,704).
It is harder to admit to Caltech than Biola University.
Biola University has more students with 5,387 students while Caltech has 2,401 students.
Caltech has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while Biola University's ratio is 13 to 1.
Caltech has more full-time faculties with 357 faculties while Biola University has 212 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California Institute of Technology and Biola University.

Caltech	vs.	Biola University
Pasadena, California	Location	La Mirada, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$63,255	2024 Tuition & Fees	$46,704
62%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$47,135	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$23,947

3.00 %	Acceptance Rates	60.00 %
64.89 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	31.02 %
-	SAT Score	1,240
-	ACT Score	28
94 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
3 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
98 %	Retention Rate	84 %
2,401	Student Population	5,387
357	Number of Faculties	212
3 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	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

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