Cal State Long Beach vs Westcliff University

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 Westcliff University is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Westcliff University has more expensive tuition & fees ($21,000) than Cal State Long Beach ($18,888).
It is harder to admit to Westcliff University than Cal State Long Beach.
Cal State Long Beach has more students with 38,973 students while Westcliff University has 5,625 students.
Westcliff University has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 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 Westcliff University has 48 full-time faculties.

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

Cal State Long Beach	vs.	Westcliff University
Long Beach, California	Location	Irvine, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	School of business and management
In-State$7,008 Out-Of-State$18,888	2024 Tuition & Fees	$21,000
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	25%
$10,062	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,070

47.12 %	Acceptance Rates	45.13 %
15.33 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	53.50 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
70 %	Graduation Rate	60 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
85 %	Retention Rate	74 %
38,973	Student Population	5,625
1,087	Number of Faculties	48
22 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 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

See Full Comparison