Cal Poly vs Whittier 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 Whittier College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Whittier College has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,864) than Cal Poly ($30,995).
It is harder to admit to Cal Poly than Whittier College.
Cal Poly has more students with 22,000 students while Whittier College has 1,192 students.
Whittier College 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 Whittier College has 114 full-time faculties.

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

Cal Poly	vs.	Whittier College
San Luis Obispo, California	Location	Whittier, 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	$49,864
50%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$7,853	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$35,076

29.75 %	Acceptance Rates	85.38 %
27.83 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	6.07 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
85 %	Graduation Rate	65 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
94 %	Retention Rate	70 %
22,000	Student Population	1,192
881	Number of Faculties	114
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), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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