California Lutheran University vs Cal State Long Beach

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California Lutheran University is a private (not-for-profit) and Cal State Long Beach is a public school and both are four-years schools.
California Lutheran University has more expensive tuition & fees ($50,670) than Cal State Long Beach ($18,888).
It is harder to admit to Cal State Long Beach than California Lutheran University.
Cal State Long Beach has more students with 38,973 students while California Lutheran University has 3,615 students.
California Lutheran University has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 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 California Lutheran University has 179 full-time faculties.

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

California Lutheran University	vs.	Cal State Long Beach
Thousand Oaks, 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 (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$50,670	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,008 Out-Of-State$18,888
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	71%
$29,756	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,847

88.88 %	Acceptance Rates	47.12 %
12.23 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.33 %
1,220	SAT Score	-
26	ACT Score	-
73 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
81 %	Retention Rate	85 %
3,615	Student Population	38,973
179	Number of Faculties	1,087
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	22 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	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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