Cal State Long Beach vs Claremont McKenna 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 State Long Beach is a public and Claremont McKenna College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Claremont McKenna College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,150) than Cal State Long Beach ($18,888).
It is harder to admit to Claremont McKenna College than Cal State Long Beach.
Cal State Long Beach has more students with 38,973 students while Claremont McKenna College has 1,389 students.
Claremont McKenna College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Cal State Long Beach's ratio is 22 to 1.
Cal State Long Beach has more full-time faculties with 1,087 faculties while Claremont McKenna College has 170 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California State University-Long Beach and Claremont McKenna College.

Cal State Long Beach	vs.	Claremont McKenna College
Long Beach, California	Location	Claremont, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$7,008 Out-Of-State$18,888	2024 Tuition & Fees	$64,150
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	50%
$10,062	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$52,457

47.12 %	Acceptance Rates	11.12 %
15.33 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	49.77 %
-	SAT Score	1,510
-	ACT Score	34
70 %	Graduation Rate	95 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
85 %	Retention Rate	96 %
38,973	Student Population	1,389
1,087	Number of Faculties	170
22 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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