California Northstate University vs California Lutheran University

Compare two rival schools - California Northstate University and California Lutheran University with tuition and admission information where California Northstate University is a four-years, private (for-profit) located in Elk Grove, CA and California Lutheran University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Thousand Oaks, CA.

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California Northstate University is a private (for-profit) and California Lutheran University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
California Northstate University has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,254) than California Lutheran University ($50,670).
It is harder to admit to California Northstate University than California Lutheran University.
California Lutheran University has more students with 3,615 students while California Northstate University has 962 students.
California Northstate University has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while California Lutheran University's ratio is 14 to 1.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California Northstate University and California Lutheran University.

California Northstate University	vs.	California Lutheran University
Elk Grove, California	Location	Thousand Oaks, 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	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$59,254	2024 Tuition & Fees	$50,670
48%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$6,671	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$29,756

84.85 %	Acceptance Rates	88.88 %
8.33 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.23 %
-	SAT Score	1,220
-	ACT Score	26
76 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
100 %	Retention Rate	81 %
962	Student Population	3,615
-	Number of Faculties	179
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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