California Northstate University vs Occidental College

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

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California Northstate University is a private (for-profit) and Occidental College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Occidental College has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,446) than California Northstate University ($59,254).
It is harder to admit to Occidental College than California Northstate University.
Occidental College has more students with 1,942 students while California Northstate University has 962 students.
California Northstate University has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Occidental College's ratio is 9 to 1.

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

California Northstate University	vs.	Occidental College
Elk Grove, California	Location	Los Angeles, 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	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$59,254	2024 Tuition & Fees	$63,446
48%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$6,671	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$35,721

84.85 %	Acceptance Rates	39.89 %
8.33 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.29 %
-	SAT Score	1,450
-	ACT Score	33
76 %	Graduation Rate	82 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	12 %
100 %	Retention Rate	89 %
962	Student Population	1,942
-	Number of Faculties	200
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 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, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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