Caltech vs PLNU 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 PLNU ($43,550).
It is harder to admit to Caltech than PLNU.
PLNU has more students with 4,319 students while Caltech has 2,401 students.
Caltech has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while PLNU's ratio is 13 to 1.
Caltech has more full-time faculties with 357 faculties while PLNU has 149 full-time faculties.

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

Caltech	vs.	PLNU
Pasadena, California	Location	San Diego, 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 (larger programs)
$63,255	2024 Tuition & Fees	$43,550
62%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$47,135	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$16,826

3.14 %	Acceptance Rates	81.76 %
64.56 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	26.22 %
-	SAT Score	1,270
-	ACT Score	27
94 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
3 %	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
98 %	Retention Rate	85 %
2,401	Student Population	4,319
357	Number of Faculties	149
3 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 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

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