Caltech vs Design Institute of San Diego

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Caltech is a private (not-for-profit) and Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Caltech has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,255) than Design Institute of San Diego ($29,350).
It is harder to admit to Caltech than Design Institute of San Diego.
Caltech has more students with 2,401 students while Design Institute of San Diego has 101 students.
Caltech has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while Design Institute of San Diego's ratio is 7 to 1.
Caltech has more full-time faculties with 357 faculties while Design Institute of San Diego has 2 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California Institute of Technology and Design Institute of San Diego.

Caltech	vs.	Design Institute of San Diego
Pasadena, California	Location	San Diego, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
$63,255	2024 Tuition & Fees	$29,350
62%	% Receiving Financial Aid	84%
$47,135	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,360

3.00 %	Acceptance Rates	87.50 %
64.89 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.57 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
94 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
3 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
98 %	Retention Rate	33 %
2,401	Student Population	101
357	Number of Faculties	2
3 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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