Caltech vs California Northstate University

Compare two rival schools - California Institute of Technology and California Northstate University with tuition and admission information where Caltech is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Pasadena, CA and California Northstate University is a four-years, private (for-profit) located in Elk Grove, CA.

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

Caltech is a private (not-for-profit) and California Northstate University is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Caltech has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,255) than California Northstate University ($59,254).
It is harder to admit to Caltech than California Northstate University.
Caltech has more students with 2,401 students while California Northstate University has 962 students.
Caltech has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while California Northstate University's ratio is 7 to 1.

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

Caltech	vs.	California Northstate University
Pasadena, California	Location	Elk Grove, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification
$63,255	2024 Tuition & Fees	$59,254
62%	% Receiving Financial Aid	48%
$47,135	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,671

3.14 %	Acceptance Rates	84.85 %
64.56 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	8.33 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
94 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
3 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
98 %	Retention Rate	100 %
2,401	Student Population	962
357	Number of Faculties	-
3 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
ROTC, 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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