Caltech vs CalArts 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.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Caltech has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,255) than CalArts ($56,724).
It is harder to admit to Caltech than CalArts.
Caltech has more students with 2,401 students while CalArts has 1,440 students.
Caltech has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while CalArts's ratio is 7 to 1.
Caltech has more full-time faculties with 357 faculties while CalArts has 154 full-time faculties.

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

Caltech	vs.	CalArts
Pasadena, California	Location	Valencia, 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	Master's College and University (medium programs)
$63,255	2024 Tuition & Fees	$56,724
62%	% Receiving Financial Aid	55%
$47,135	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,801

3.14 %	Acceptance Rates	25.95 %
64.56 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	33.71 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
94 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
3 %	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
98 %	Retention Rate	85 %
2,401	Student Population	1,440
357	Number of Faculties	154
3 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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