Design Institute of San Diego vs Pepperdine University

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Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) and Pepperdine University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Pepperdine University has more expensive tuition & fees ($66,742) than Design Institute of San Diego ($29,350).
It is harder to admit to Pepperdine University than Design Institute of San Diego.
Pepperdine University has more students with 10,030 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 Pepperdine University's ratio is 13 to 1.
Pepperdine University has more full-time faculties with 391 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 Pepperdine University.

Design Institute of San Diego	vs.	Pepperdine University
San Diego, California	Location	Malibu, 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	Doctoral / Research University
$29,350	2024 Tuition & Fees	$66,742
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$6,360	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$33,245

87.50 %	Acceptance Rates	50.00 %
28.57 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	11.99 %
-	SAT Score	1,360
-	ACT Score	30
75 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
33 %	Retention Rate	88 %
101	Student Population	10,030
2	Number of Faculties	391
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 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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