California Northstate University vs Art Center College of Design

Compare two rival schools - California Northstate University and Art Center College of Design with tuition and admission information where California Northstate University is a four-years, private (for-profit) located in Elk Grove, CA and Art Center College of Design is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Pasadena, CA.

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California Northstate University is a private (for-profit) and Art Center College of Design is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
California Northstate University has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,254) than Art Center College of Design ($51,640).
It is harder to admit to Art Center College of Design than California Northstate University.
Art Center College of Design has more students with 2,420 students while California Northstate University has 962 students.
California Northstate University has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Art Center College of Design's ratio is 8 to 1.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California Northstate University and Art Center College of Design.

California Northstate University	vs.	Art Center College of Design
Elk Grove, California	Location	Pasadena, California
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
$59,254	2024 Tuition & Fees	$51,640
37%	% Receiving Financial Aid	67%
$8,927	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$16,835

84.85 %	Acceptance Rates	74.98 %
8.33 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	32.07 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
88 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
100 %	Retention Rate	86 %
962	Student Population	2,420
-	Number of Faculties	128
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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