Design Institute of San Diego vs Occidental College

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Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) and Occidental College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Occidental College has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,446) than Design Institute of San Diego ($29,350).
It is harder to admit to Occidental College than Design Institute of San Diego.
Occidental College has more students with 1,942 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 Occidental College's ratio is 9 to 1.
Occidental College has more full-time faculties with 200 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 Occidental College.

Design Institute of San Diego	vs.	Occidental College
San Diego, California	Location	Los Angeles, California
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$29,350	2024 Tuition & Fees	$63,446
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$6,360	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$35,721

87.50 %	Acceptance Rates	40.00 %
28.57 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.01 %
-	SAT Score	1,450
-	ACT Score	33
75 %	Graduation Rate	82 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	12 %
33 %	Retention Rate	89 %
101	Student Population	1,942
2	Number of Faculties	200
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
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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