Caltech vs CSUDH Academic Comparison

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Caltech is a private (not-for-profit) and CSUDH is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Caltech has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,255) than CSUDH ($18,944).
It is harder to admit to Caltech than CSUDH.
CSUDH has more students with 16,426 students while Caltech has 2,401 students.
Caltech has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while CSUDH's ratio is 22 to 1.
CSUDH has more full-time faculties with 419 faculties while Caltech has 357 full-time faculties.

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

Caltech	vs.	CSUDH
Pasadena, California	Location	Carson, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$63,255	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,064 Out-Of-State$18,944
62%	% Receiving Financial Aid	79%
$47,135	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,004

3.14 %	Acceptance Rates	91.32 %
64.56 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.90 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
94 %	Graduation Rate	46 %
3 %	Transfer-out Rate	3 %
98 %	Retention Rate	70 %
2,401	Student Population	16,426
357	Number of Faculties	419
3 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	22 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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