Cal State LA vs PLNU

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Cal State LA 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 LA ($18,698).
It is harder to admit to PLNU than Cal State LA.
Cal State LA has more students with 26,460 students while PLNU has 4,319 students.
PLNU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Cal State LA's ratio is 22 to 1.
Cal State LA has more full-time faculties with 696 faculties while PLNU has 149 full-time faculties.

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

Cal State LA	vs.	PLNU
Los Angeles, 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
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$6,818 Out-Of-State$18,698	2024 Tuition & Fees	$43,550
85%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$10,096	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$16,826

91.93 %	Acceptance Rates	81.76 %
12.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	26.22 %
-	SAT Score	1,270
-	ACT Score	27
51 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
73 %	Retention Rate	85 %
26,460	Student Population	4,319
696	Number of Faculties	149
22 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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