Fresno State vs Argosy University, The Art Institute of California-Silicon Valley

Compare two rival schools - California State University-San Marcos and Argosy University, The Art Institute of California-Silicon Valley with tuition and admission information where Fresno State is a four-years, public located in San Marcos, CA and Argosy University, The Art Institute of California-Silicon Valley is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Sunnyvale, CA.

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Fresno State is a public and Argosy University, The Art Institute of California-Silicon Valley is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Fresno State has more expensive tuition & fees ($19,614) than Argosy University, The Art Institute of California-Silicon Valley ($18,742).
Fresno State has more students with 15,109 students while Argosy University, The Art Institute of California-Silicon Valley has 62 students.
Argosy University, The Art Institute of California-Silicon Valley has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while Fresno State's ratio is 23 to 1.
Fresno State has more full-time faculties with 392 faculties while Argosy University, The Art Institute of California-Silicon Valley has 6 full-time faculties.

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

Fresno State	vs.	Argosy University, The Art Institute of California-Silicon Valley
San Marcos, California	Location	Sunnyvale, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-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	75 %
15,109	Student Population	62
392	Number of Faculties	6
23 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	3 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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