California Northstate University vs USC

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California Northstate University is a private (for-profit) and USC is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
USC has more expensive tuition & fees ($68,237) than California Northstate University ($59,254).
It is harder to admit to USC than California Northstate University.
USC has more students with 48,945 students while California Northstate University has 962 students.
California Northstate University has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while USC's ratio is 9 to 1.

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

California Northstate University	vs.	USC
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	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$59,254	2024 Tuition & Fees	$68,237
48%	% Receiving Financial Aid	68%
$6,671	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$43,570

84.85 %	Acceptance Rates	10.02 %
8.33 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	44.89 %
-	SAT Score	1,510
-	ACT Score	33
76 %	Graduation Rate	92 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
100 %	Retention Rate	97 %
962	Student Population	48,945
-	Number of Faculties	2,403
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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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