California Northstate University vs Samuel Merritt University

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

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California Northstate University is a private (for-profit) and Samuel Merritt 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 Samuel Merritt University ($50,934).
Samuel Merritt University has more students with 1,911 students while California Northstate University has 962 students.
Samuel Merritt University has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while California Northstate University's ratio is 7 to 1.

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

California Northstate University	vs.	Samuel Merritt University
Elk Grove, California	Location	Oakland, 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	Other health professions school
$59,254	2024 Tuition & Fees	$50,934
48%	% Receiving Financial Aid	57%
$6,671	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$13,811

84.85 %	Acceptance Rates	-
8.33 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
76 %	Graduation Rate	-
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
100 %	Retention Rate	-
962	Student Population	1,911
-	Number of Faculties	180
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	6 to 1
Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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