Cal Poly vs California Lutheran University

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Cal Poly is a public and California Lutheran University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
California Lutheran University has more expensive tuition & fees ($50,670) than Cal Poly ($30,995).
It is harder to admit to Cal Poly than California Lutheran University.
Cal Poly has more students with 22,000 students while California Lutheran University has 3,615 students.
California Lutheran University has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while Cal Poly's ratio is 20 to 1.
Cal Poly has more full-time faculties with 881 faculties while California Lutheran University has 179 full-time faculties.

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

Cal Poly	vs.	California Lutheran University
San Luis Obispo, California	Location	Thousand Oaks, 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 (larger programs)
In-State$11,075 Out-Of-State$30,995	2024 Tuition & Fees	$50,670
50%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$7,853	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$29,756

29.75 %	Acceptance Rates	88.88 %
27.83 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.23 %
-	SAT Score	1,220
-	ACT Score	26
85 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
94 %	Retention Rate	81 %
22,000	Student Population	3,615
881	Number of Faculties	179
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
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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