Fresno State vs SCU Academic Comparison

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 SCU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
SCU has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,241) than Fresno State ($19,614).
It is harder to admit to SCU than Fresno State.
Fresno State has more students with 15,109 students while SCU has 9,178 students.
SCU has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Fresno State's ratio is 23 to 1.
SCU has more full-time faculties with 585 faculties while Fresno State has 392 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California State University-San Marcos and Santa Clara University.

Fresno State	vs.	SCU
San Marcos, California	Location	Santa Clara, 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	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$7,734 Out-Of-State$19,614	2024 Tuition & Fees	$59,241
65%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$8,305	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$26,351

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	44.00 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,420
-	ACT Score	31
56 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
3 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
72 %	Retention Rate	92 %
15,109	Student Population	9,178
392	Number of Faculties	585
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	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, On-campus daycare

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