Design Institute of San Diego vs San Francisco State

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Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) and San Francisco 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 Francisco State ($19,304).
It is harder to admit to Design Institute of San Diego than San Francisco State.
San Francisco State has more students with 25,282 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 Francisco State's ratio is 19 to 1.
San Francisco State has more full-time faculties with 840 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 Francisco State University.

Design Institute of San Diego	vs.	San Francisco State
San Diego, California	Location	San Francisco, 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$7,424 Out-Of-State$19,304
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	60%
$6,360	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,914

87.50 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
28.57 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
75 %	Graduation Rate	54 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	6 %
33 %	Retention Rate	85 %
101	Student Population	25,282
2	Number of Faculties	840
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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