Design Institute of San Diego vs San Diego State

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Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) and San Diego State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Design Institute of San Diego has more expensive tuition & fees ($29,350) than San Diego State ($20,170).
It is harder to admit to San Diego State than Design Institute of San Diego.
San Diego State has more students with 37,402 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 San Diego State's ratio is 25 to 1.
San Diego State has more full-time faculties with 954 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 San Diego State University.

Design Institute of San Diego	vs.	San Diego State
San Diego, California	Location	San Diego, 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	Research University (high research activity)
$29,350	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,290 Out-Of-State$20,170
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	61%
$6,360	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,114

87.50 %	Acceptance Rates	34.00 %
28.57 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
75 %	Graduation Rate	78 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
33 %	Retention Rate	89 %
101	Student Population	37,402
2	Number of Faculties	954
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	25 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, On-campus daycare

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