California Northstate University vs Cal State Fullerton

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California Northstate University is a private (for-profit) and Cal State Fullerton is a public school and both are four-years schools.
California Northstate University has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,254) than Cal State Fullerton ($18,953).
It is harder to admit to California Northstate University than Cal State Fullerton.
Cal State Fullerton has more students with 40,386 students while California Northstate University has 962 students.
California Northstate University has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Cal State Fullerton's ratio is 24 to 1.

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

California Northstate University	vs.	Cal State Fullerton
Elk Grove, California	Location	Fullerton, California
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$59,254	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,073 Out-Of-State$18,953
48%	% Receiving Financial Aid	68%
$6,671	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,389

84.85 %	Acceptance Rates	86.74 %
8.33 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.77 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
76 %	Graduation Rate	69 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
100 %	Retention Rate	86 %
962	Student Population	40,386
-	Number of Faculties	1,018
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	24 to 1
Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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