Design Institute of San Diego vs Caltech

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Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) and Caltech is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Caltech has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,255) than Design Institute of San Diego ($29,350).
It is harder to admit to Caltech than Design Institute of San Diego.
Caltech has more students with 2,401 students while Design Institute of San Diego has 101 students.
Caltech has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while Design Institute of San Diego's ratio is 7 to 1.
Caltech has more full-time faculties with 357 faculties while Design Institute of San Diego has 2 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Design Institute of San Diego and California Institute of Technology.

Design Institute of San Diego	vs.	Caltech
San Diego, California	Location	Pasadena, California
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$29,350	2024 Tuition & Fees	$63,255
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	62%
$6,360	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$47,135

87.50 %	Acceptance Rates	3.00 %
28.57 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	64.89 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
75 %	Graduation Rate	94 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	3 %
33 %	Retention Rate	98 %
101	Student Population	2,401
2	Number of Faculties	357
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	3 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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