Design Institute of San Diego vs Thomas Aquinas College

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Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) and Thomas Aquinas College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Design Institute of San Diego has more expensive tuition & fees ($29,350) than Thomas Aquinas College ($28,700).
It is harder to admit to Thomas Aquinas College than Design Institute of San Diego.
Thomas Aquinas College has more students with 516 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 Thomas Aquinas College's ratio is 11 to 1.
Thomas Aquinas College has more full-time faculties with 42 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 Thomas Aquinas College.

Design Institute of San Diego	vs.	Thomas Aquinas College
San Diego, California	Location	Santa Paula, California
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$29,350	2024 Tuition & Fees	$28,700
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	61%
$6,360	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$13,457

87.50 %	Acceptance Rates	79.09 %
28.57 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	69.23 %
-	SAT Score	1,250
-	ACT Score	29
75 %	Graduation Rate	85 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	12 %
33 %	Retention Rate	92 %
101	Student Population	516
2	Number of Faculties	42
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	-
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service

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