Cal State Fullerton vs PLNU

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Cal State Fullerton 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 State Fullerton ($18,953).
It is harder to admit to PLNU than Cal State Fullerton.
Cal State Fullerton has more students with 40,386 students while PLNU has 4,319 students.
PLNU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 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 PLNU has 149 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California State University-Fullerton and Point Loma Nazarene University.

Cal State Fullerton	vs.	PLNU
Fullerton, California	Location	San Diego, 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	$43,550
68%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$8,389	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$16,826

86.74 %	Acceptance Rates	81.76 %
16.77 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	26.22 %
-	SAT Score	1,270
-	ACT Score	27
69 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
86 %	Retention Rate	85 %
40,386	Student Population	4,319
1,018	Number of Faculties	149
24 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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