California Northstate University vs SCU

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

California Northstate University is a private (for-profit) and SCU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
California Northstate University has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,254) than SCU ($59,241).
It is harder to admit to SCU than California Northstate University.
SCU has more students with 9,178 students while California Northstate University has 962 students.
California Northstate University has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while SCU's ratio is 12 to 1.

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

California Northstate University	vs.	SCU
Elk Grove, California	Location	Santa Clara, 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	Doctoral / Research University
$59,254	2024 Tuition & Fees	$59,241
48%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$6,671	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$26,351

84.85 %	Acceptance Rates	43.84 %
8.33 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.79 %
-	SAT Score	1,420
-	ACT Score	31
76 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
100 %	Retention Rate	92 %
962	Student Population	9,178
-	Number of Faculties	585
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 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, On-campus daycare

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