Design Institute of San Diego vs PLNU

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Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) and PLNU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
PLNU has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,550) than Design Institute of San Diego ($29,350).
It is harder to admit to PLNU than Design Institute of San Diego.
PLNU has more students with 4,319 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 PLNU's ratio is 13 to 1.
PLNU has more full-time faculties with 149 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 Point Loma Nazarene University.

Design Institute of San Diego	vs.	PLNU
San Diego, California	Location	San Diego, 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	$43,550
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$6,360	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$16,826

87.50 %	Acceptance Rates	81.99 %
28.57 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.98 %
-	SAT Score	1,270
-	ACT Score	27
75 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
33 %	Retention Rate	85 %
101	Student Population	4,319
2	Number of Faculties	149
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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