Cal Poly vs CSUDH 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.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Cal Poly has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,995) than CSUDH ($18,944).
It is harder to admit to Cal Poly than CSUDH.
Cal Poly has more students with 22,000 students while CSUDH has 16,426 students.
Cal Poly has a lower number of students per faculty with 20 to 1 while CSUDH's ratio is 22 to 1.
Cal Poly has more full-time faculties with 881 faculties while CSUDH has 419 full-time faculties.

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

Cal Poly	vs.	CSUDH
San Luis Obispo, California	Location	Carson, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master'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	In-State$7,064 Out-Of-State$18,944
50%	% Receiving Financial Aid	79%
$7,853	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,004

29.75 %	Acceptance Rates	91.32 %
27.83 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.90 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
85 %	Graduation Rate	46 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	3 %
94 %	Retention Rate	70 %
22,000	Student Population	16,426
881	Number of Faculties	419
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	22 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, On-campus daycare

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