Design Institute of San Diego vs Saint Mary's College of California

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) and Saint Mary's College of California is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Saint Mary's College of California has more expensive tuition & fees ($56,134) than Design Institute of San Diego ($29,350).
It is harder to admit to Design Institute of San Diego than Saint Mary's College of California.
Saint Mary's College of California has more students with 2,765 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 Saint Mary's College of California's ratio is 9 to 1.
Saint Mary's College of California has more full-time faculties with 203 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 Saint Mary's College of California.

Design Institute of San Diego	vs.	Saint Mary's College of California
San Diego, California	Location	Moraga, 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	$56,134
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$6,360	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$32,343

87.50 %	Acceptance Rates	89.00 %
28.57 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.99 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
75 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
33 %	Retention Rate	86 %
101	Student Population	2,765
2	Number of Faculties	203
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 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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