Cal State LA 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 LA 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 LA ($18,698).
It is harder to admit to Claremont McKenna College than Cal State LA.
Cal State LA has more students with 26,460 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 LA's ratio is 22 to 1.
Cal State LA has more full-time faculties with 696 faculties while Claremont McKenna College has 170 full-time faculties.

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

Cal State LA	vs.	Claremont McKenna College
Los Angeles, California	Location	Claremont, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$6,818 Out-Of-State$18,698	2024 Tuition & Fees	$64,150
85%	% Receiving Financial Aid	47%
$10,096	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$50,689

92.00 %	Acceptance Rates	11.00 %
12.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	50.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,510
-	ACT Score	34
51 %	Graduation Rate	91 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
73 %	Retention Rate	96 %
26,460	Student Population	1,389
696	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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