Cal Poly vs Claremont McKenna College

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 Claremont McKenna College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Claremont McKenna College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,150) than Cal Poly ($30,995).
It is harder to admit to Claremont McKenna College than Cal Poly.
Cal Poly has more students with 22,000 students while Claremont McKenna College has 1,389 students.
Claremont McKenna College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Cal Poly's ratio is 20 to 1.
Cal Poly has more full-time faculties with 881 faculties while Claremont McKenna College has 170 full-time faculties.

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

Cal Poly	vs.	Claremont McKenna College
San Luis Obispo, California	Location	Claremont, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$11,075 Out-Of-State$30,995	2024 Tuition & Fees	$64,150
50%	% Receiving Financial Aid	47%
$7,853	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$50,689

30.00 %	Acceptance Rates	11.00 %
28.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	50.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,510
-	ACT Score	34
85 %	Graduation Rate	91 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
94 %	Retention Rate	96 %
22,000	Student Population	1,389
881	Number of Faculties	170
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, 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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