Caltech vs La Verne 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 La Verne ($49,450).
It is harder to admit to Caltech than La Verne.
La Verne has more students with 5,662 students while Caltech has 2,401 students.
Caltech has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while La Verne's ratio is 11 to 1.
Caltech has more full-time faculties with 357 faculties while La Verne has 229 full-time faculties.

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

Caltech	vs.	La Verne
Pasadena, California	Location	La Verne, 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	Doctoral / Research University
$63,255	2024 Tuition & Fees	$49,450
62%	% Receiving Financial Aid	78%
$47,135	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$25,670

3.00 %	Acceptance Rates	48.00 %
64.89 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.01 %
-	SAT Score	1,115
-	ACT Score	22
94 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
3 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
98 %	Retention Rate	77 %
2,401	Student Population	5,662
357	Number of Faculties	229
3 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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

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