CalArts vs Caltech 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 CalArts ($56,724).
It is harder to admit to Caltech than CalArts.
Caltech has more students with 2,401 students while CalArts has 1,440 students.
Caltech has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while CalArts's ratio is 7 to 1.
Caltech has more full-time faculties with 357 faculties while CalArts has 154 full-time faculties.

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

CalArts	vs.	Caltech
Valencia, California	Location	Pasadena, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$56,724	2024 Tuition & Fees	$63,255
55%	% Receiving Financial Aid	62%
$20,801	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$47,135

26.00 %	Acceptance Rates	3.00 %
34.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	64.89 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	94 %
18 %	Transfer-out Rate	3 %
85 %	Retention Rate	98 %
1,440	Student Population	2,401
154	Number of Faculties	357
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	3 to 1
Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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