Design Institute of San Diego vs Cal State Long Beach

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Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) and Cal State Long Beach is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Design Institute of San Diego has more expensive tuition & fees ($29,350) than Cal State Long Beach ($18,888).
It is harder to admit to Cal State Long Beach than Design Institute of San Diego.
Cal State Long Beach has more students with 38,973 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 Cal State Long Beach's ratio is 22 to 1.
Cal State Long Beach has more full-time faculties with 1,087 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 State University-Long Beach.

Design Institute of San Diego	vs.	Cal State Long Beach
San Diego, California	Location	Long Beach, California
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$29,350	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,008 Out-Of-State$18,888
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	71%
$6,360	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,847

87.50 %	Acceptance Rates	47.00 %
28.57 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
75 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
33 %	Retention Rate	85 %
101	Student Population	38,973
2	Number of Faculties	1,087
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	22 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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