Design Institute of San Diego vs CalArts

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Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) and CalArts is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
CalArts has more expensive tuition & fees ($56,724) than Design Institute of San Diego ($29,350).
It is harder to admit to CalArts than Design Institute of San Diego.
CalArts has more students with 1,440 students while Design Institute of San Diego has 101 students.
CalArts has more full-time faculties with 154 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 the Arts.

Design Institute of San Diego	vs.	CalArts
San Diego, California	Location	Valencia, 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	Master's College and University (medium programs)
$29,350	2024 Tuition & Fees	$56,724
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	55%
$6,360	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,801

87.50 %	Acceptance Rates	26.00 %
28.57 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	34.03 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
75 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
33 %	Retention Rate	85 %
101	Student Population	1,440
2	Number of Faculties	154
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	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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