Design Institute of San Diego vs USC

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Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) and USC is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
USC has more expensive tuition & fees ($68,237) than Design Institute of San Diego ($29,350).
It is harder to admit to USC than Design Institute of San Diego.
USC has more students with 48,945 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 USC's ratio is 9 to 1.
USC has more full-time faculties with 2,403 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 Southern California.

Design Institute of San Diego	vs.	USC
San Diego, California	Location	Los Angeles, 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 (very high research activity)
$29,350	2024 Tuition & Fees	$68,237
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	68%
$6,360	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$43,570

87.50 %	Acceptance Rates	10.00 %
28.57 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	44.99 %
-	SAT Score	1,510
-	ACT Score	33
75 %	Graduation Rate	92 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
33 %	Retention Rate	97 %
101	Student Population	48,945
2	Number of Faculties	2,403
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
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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