California Northstate University vs Caltech

Compare two rival schools - California Northstate University and California Institute of Technology with tuition and admission information where California Northstate University is a four-years, private (for-profit) located in Elk Grove, CA and Caltech 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 Caltech is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Caltech has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,255) than California Northstate University ($59,254).
It is harder to admit to Caltech than California Northstate University.
Caltech has more students with 2,401 students while California Northstate University has 962 students.
Caltech has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while California Northstate University's ratio is 7 to 1.

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

California Northstate University	vs.	Caltech
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	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$59,254	2024 Tuition & Fees	$63,255
48%	% Receiving Financial Aid	62%
$6,671	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$47,135

84.85 %	Acceptance Rates	3.14 %
8.33 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	64.56 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
76 %	Graduation Rate	94 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	3 %
100 %	Retention Rate	98 %
962	Student Population	2,401
-	Number of Faculties	357
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	3 to 1
Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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