Cal State Fullerton vs California Lutheran University

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Cal State Fullerton is a public and California Lutheran University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
California Lutheran University has more expensive tuition & fees ($50,670) than Cal State Fullerton ($18,953).
It is harder to admit to Cal State Fullerton than California Lutheran University.
Cal State Fullerton has more students with 40,386 students while California Lutheran University has 3,615 students.
California Lutheran University has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while Cal State Fullerton's ratio is 24 to 1.
Cal State Fullerton has more full-time faculties with 1,018 faculties while California Lutheran University has 179 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California State University-Fullerton and California Lutheran University.

Cal State Fullerton	vs.	California Lutheran University
Fullerton, California	Location	Thousand Oaks, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$7,073 Out-Of-State$18,953	2024 Tuition & Fees	$50,670
68%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$8,389	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$29,756

86.74 %	Acceptance Rates	88.88 %
16.77 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.23 %
-	SAT Score	1,220
-	ACT Score	26
69 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
86 %	Retention Rate	81 %
40,386	Student Population	3,615
1,018	Number of Faculties	179
24 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 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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