California Northstate University vs San Diego Mesa College

Compare two rival schools - California Northstate University and San Diego Mesa College with tuition and admission information where California Northstate University is a four-years, private (for-profit) located in Elk Grove, CA and San Diego Mesa College is a four-years, public located in San Diego, CA.

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California Northstate University is a private (for-profit) and San Diego Mesa College is a public school and both are four-years schools.
California Northstate University has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,254) than San Diego Mesa College ($9,094).
San Diego Mesa College has more students with 18,076 students while California Northstate University has 962 students.
California Northstate University has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while San Diego Mesa College's ratio is 24 to 1.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California Northstate University and San Diego Mesa College.

California Northstate University	vs.	San Diego Mesa College
Elk Grove, California	Location	San Diego, California
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Associate's - Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's
$59,254	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$1,150 Out-Of-State$9,094
48%	% Receiving Financial Aid	34%
$6,671	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$4,231

84.85 %	Acceptance Rates	-
8.33 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
76 %	Graduation Rate	33 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	13 %
100 %	Retention Rate	-
962	Student Population	18,076
-	Number of Faculties	259
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	24 to 1
Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
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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