Cal Poly vs California Northstate University

Compare two rival schools - California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and California Northstate University with tuition and admission information where Cal Poly is a four-years, public located in San Luis Obispo, CA and California Northstate University is a four-years, private (for-profit) located in Elk Grove, CA.

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Cal Poly is a public and California Northstate University is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
California Northstate University has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,254) than Cal Poly ($30,995).
It is harder to admit to Cal Poly than California Northstate University.
Cal Poly has more students with 22,000 students while California Northstate University has 962 students.
California Northstate University has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Cal Poly's ratio is 20 to 1.

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

Cal Poly	vs.	California Northstate University
San Luis Obispo, California	Location	Elk Grove, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification
In-State$11,075 Out-Of-State$30,995	2024 Tuition & Fees	$59,254
50%	% Receiving Financial Aid	48%
$7,853	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,671

29.75 %	Acceptance Rates	84.85 %
27.83 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	8.33 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
85 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
94 %	Retention Rate	100 %
22,000	Student Population	962
881	Number of Faculties	-
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Placement services

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