Design Institute of San Diego vs USD

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 USD is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
USD has more expensive tuition & fees ($56,444) than Design Institute of San Diego ($29,350).
It is harder to admit to USD than Design Institute of San Diego.
USD has more students with 8,815 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 USD's ratio is 13 to 1.
USD has more full-time faculties with 486 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 University of San Diego.

Design Institute of San Diego	vs.	USD
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	Research University (high research activity)
$29,350	2024 Tuition & Fees	$56,444
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$6,360	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$34,473

87.50 %	Acceptance Rates	47.00 %
28.57 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
75 %	Graduation Rate	82 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
33 %	Retention Rate	90 %
101	Student Population	8,815
2	Number of Faculties	486
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, 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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