Design Institute of San Diego vs California Lutheran University

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Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) and California Lutheran University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
California Lutheran University has more expensive tuition & fees ($50,670) than Design Institute of San Diego ($29,350).
It is harder to admit to Design Institute of San Diego than California Lutheran University.
California Lutheran University has more students with 3,615 students while Design Institute of San Diego has 101 students.
Design Institute of San Diego has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while California Lutheran University's ratio is 14 to 1.
California Lutheran University has more full-time faculties with 179 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 Lutheran University.

Design Institute of San Diego	vs.	California Lutheran University
San Diego, California	Location	Thousand Oaks, 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 (larger programs)
$29,350	2024 Tuition & Fees	$50,670
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$6,360	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$29,756

87.50 %	Acceptance Rates	89.00 %
28.57 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,220
-	ACT Score	26
75 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
33 %	Retention Rate	81 %
101	Student Population	3,615
2	Number of Faculties	179
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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