Fresno State vs The Art Institute of California

Compare two rival schools - California State University-San Marcos and Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-San Francisco with tuition and admission information where Fresno State is a four-years, public located in San Marcos, CA and The Art Institute of California is a four-years, private (for-profit) located in San Francisco, CA.

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Fresno State is a public and The Art Institute of California is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Fresno State has more expensive tuition & fees ($19,614) than The Art Institute of California ($18,742).
Fresno State has more students with 15,109 students while The Art Institute of California has 472 students.
The Art Institute of California has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Fresno State's ratio is 23 to 1.
Fresno State has more full-time faculties with 392 faculties while The Art Institute of California has 11 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California State University-San Marcos and Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-San Francisco.

Fresno State	vs.	The Art Institute of California
San Marcos, California	Location	San Francisco, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification
In-State$7,734 Out-Of-State$19,614	2024 Tuition & Fees	$18,742
65%	% Receiving Financial Aid	-
$8,305	Average Amount of Financial Aid	-

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	-
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
56 %	Graduation Rate	-
3 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
72 %	Retention Rate	26 %
15,109	Student Population	472
392	Number of Faculties	11
23 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	-
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	-

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