Cal Poly vs CalArts Academic Comparison

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

Cal Poly is a public and CalArts is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
CalArts has more expensive tuition & fees ($56,724) than Cal Poly ($30,995).
It is harder to admit to CalArts than Cal Poly.
Cal Poly has more students with 22,000 students while CalArts has 1,440 students.
CalArts has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Cal Poly's ratio is 20 to 1.
Cal Poly has more full-time faculties with 881 faculties while CalArts has 154 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and California Institute of the Arts.

Cal Poly	vs.	CalArts
San Luis Obispo, California	Location	Valencia, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
In-State$11,075 Out-Of-State$30,995	2024 Tuition & Fees	$56,724
50%	% Receiving Financial Aid	55%
$7,853	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,801

29.75 %	Acceptance Rates	25.95 %
27.83 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	33.71 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
85 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
94 %	Retention Rate	85 %
22,000	Student Population	1,440
881	Number of Faculties	154
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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