Cal Poly vs PLNU 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.

Cal Poly is a public and PLNU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
PLNU has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,550) than Cal Poly ($30,995).
It is harder to admit to Cal Poly than PLNU.
Cal Poly has more students with 22,000 students while PLNU has 4,319 students.
PLNU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Cal Poly's ratio is 20 to 1.
Cal Poly has more full-time faculties with 881 faculties while PLNU has 149 full-time faculties.

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

Cal Poly	vs.	PLNU
San Luis Obispo, California	Location	San Diego, 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	$43,550
50%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$7,853	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$16,826

30.00 %	Acceptance Rates	81.99 %
28.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.98 %
-	SAT Score	1,270
-	ACT Score	27
85 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
94 %	Retention Rate	85 %
22,000	Student Population	4,319
881	Number of Faculties	149
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 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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