CSUDH vs Caltech 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.

CSUDH is a public and Caltech is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Caltech has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,255) than CSUDH ($18,944).
It is harder to admit to Caltech than CSUDH.
CSUDH has more students with 16,426 students while Caltech has 2,401 students.
Caltech has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while CSUDH's ratio is 22 to 1.
CSUDH has more full-time faculties with 419 faculties while Caltech has 357 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California State University-Dominguez Hills and California Institute of Technology.

CSUDH	vs.	Caltech
Carson, California	Location	Pasadena, 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	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$7,064 Out-Of-State$18,944	2024 Tuition & Fees	$63,255
79%	% Receiving Financial Aid	62%
$9,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$47,135

91.00 %	Acceptance Rates	3.00 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	64.89 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
46 %	Graduation Rate	94 %
3 %	Transfer-out Rate	3 %
70 %	Retention Rate	98 %
16,426	Student Population	2,401
419	Number of Faculties	357
22 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	3 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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