Cal Poly vs Design Institute of San Diego

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 Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Cal Poly has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,995) than Design Institute of San Diego ($29,350).
It is harder to admit to Cal Poly than Design Institute of San Diego.
Cal Poly has more students with 22,000 students while Design Institute of San Diego has 101 students.
Design Institute of San Diego 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 Design Institute of San Diego has 2 full-time faculties.

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

Cal Poly	vs.	Design Institute of San Diego
San Luis Obispo, California	Location	San Diego, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$11,075 Out-Of-State$30,995	2024 Tuition & Fees	$29,350
50%	% Receiving Financial Aid	84%
$7,853	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,360

30.00 %	Acceptance Rates	87.50 %
28.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.57 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
85 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
94 %	Retention Rate	33 %
22,000	Student Population	101
881	Number of Faculties	2
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College
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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