Cal Poly vs Westcliff University

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Cal Poly is a public and Westcliff University is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Cal Poly has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,995) than Westcliff University ($21,000).
It is harder to admit to Cal Poly than Westcliff University.
Cal Poly has more students with 22,000 students while Westcliff University has 5,625 students.
Westcliff University has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Cal Poly's ratio is 20 to 1.
Cal Poly has more full-time faculties with 881 faculties while Westcliff University has 48 full-time faculties.

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

Cal Poly	vs.	Westcliff University
San Luis Obispo, California	Location	Irvine, 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	School of business and management
In-State$11,075 Out-Of-State$30,995	2024 Tuition & Fees	$21,000
50%	% Receiving Financial Aid	27%
$7,853	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,395

30.00 %	Acceptance Rates	44.99 %
28.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	53.05 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
85 %	Graduation Rate	44 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
94 %	Retention Rate	74 %
22,000	Student Population	5,625
881	Number of Faculties	48
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 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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