Caltech vs Whittier College

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Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Caltech has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,255) than Whittier College ($49,864).
It is harder to admit to Caltech than Whittier College.
Caltech has more students with 2,401 students while Whittier College has 1,192 students.
Caltech has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while Whittier College's ratio is 10 to 1.
Caltech has more full-time faculties with 357 faculties while Whittier College has 114 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California Institute of Technology and Whittier College.

Caltech	vs.	Whittier College
Pasadena, California	Location	Whittier, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$63,255	2024 Tuition & Fees	$49,864
62%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$47,135	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$35,076

3.14 %	Acceptance Rates	85.38 %
64.56 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	6.07 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
94 %	Graduation Rate	65 %
3 %	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
98 %	Retention Rate	70 %
2,401	Student Population	1,192
357	Number of Faculties	114
3 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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