California Northstate University vs USD

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 USD is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
California Northstate University has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,254) than USD ($56,444).
It is harder to admit to USD than California Northstate University.
USD has more students with 8,815 students while California Northstate University has 962 students.
California Northstate University has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while USD's ratio is 13 to 1.

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

California Northstate University	vs.	USD
Elk Grove, California	Location	San Diego, 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	Research University (high research activity)
$59,254	2024 Tuition & Fees	$56,444
48%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$6,671	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$34,473

84.85 %	Acceptance Rates	46.75 %
8.33 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.69 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
76 %	Graduation Rate	82 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
100 %	Retention Rate	90 %
962	Student Population	8,815
-	Number of Faculties	486
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 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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