CalArts vs Cal State Long Beach

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CalArts is a private (not-for-profit) and Cal State Long Beach is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CalArts has more expensive tuition & fees ($56,724) than Cal State Long Beach ($18,888).
It is harder to admit to CalArts than Cal State Long Beach.
Cal State Long Beach has more students with 38,973 students while CalArts has 1,440 students.
CalArts has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Cal State Long Beach's ratio is 22 to 1.
Cal State Long Beach has more full-time faculties with 1,087 faculties while CalArts has 154 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California Institute of the Arts and California State University-Long Beach.

CalArts	vs.	Cal State Long Beach
Valencia, California	Location	Long Beach, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$56,724	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,008 Out-Of-State$18,888
55%	% Receiving Financial Aid	71%
$20,801	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,847

26.00 %	Acceptance Rates	47.00 %
34.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
18 %	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
85 %	Retention Rate	85 %
1,440	Student Population	38,973
154	Number of Faculties	1,087
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	22 to 1
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, On-campus daycare

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