Design Institute of San Diego vs Cal State LA

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Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) and Cal State LA 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 LA ($18,698).
It is harder to admit to Design Institute of San Diego than Cal State LA.
Cal State LA has more students with 26,460 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 LA's ratio is 22 to 1.
Cal State LA has more full-time faculties with 696 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-Los Angeles.

Design Institute of San Diego	vs.	Cal State LA
San Diego, California	Location	Los Angeles, 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	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$29,350	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$6,818 Out-Of-State$18,698
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	85%
$6,360	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,096

87.50 %	Acceptance Rates	92.00 %
28.57 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
75 %	Graduation Rate	51 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
33 %	Retention Rate	73 %
101	Student Population	26,460
2	Number of Faculties	696
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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