Cal State Long Beach vs Design Institute of San Diego

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 Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Design Institute of San Diego has more expensive tuition & fees ($29,350) than Cal State Long Beach ($18,888).
It is harder to admit to Cal State Long Beach than Design Institute of San Diego.
Cal State Long Beach has more students with 38,973 students while Design Institute of San Diego has 101 students.
Design Institute of San Diego has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 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 Design Institute of San Diego has 2 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California State University-Long Beach and Design Institute of San Diego.

Cal State Long Beach	vs.	Design Institute of San Diego
Long Beach, California	Location	San Diego, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$7,008 Out-Of-State$18,888	2024 Tuition & Fees	$29,350
71%	% Receiving Financial Aid	84%
$8,847	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,360

47.00 %	Acceptance Rates	87.50 %
15.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.57 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
72 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
85 %	Retention Rate	33 %
38,973	Student Population	101
1,087	Number of Faculties	2
22 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College
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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