HIU vs Fresno State Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

HIU is a private (not-for-profit) and Fresno State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
HIU has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,250) than Fresno State ($19,614).
It is harder to admit to HIU than Fresno State.
Fresno State has more students with 15,109 students while HIU has 1,116 students.
HIU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Fresno State's ratio is 23 to 1.
Fresno State has more full-time faculties with 392 faculties while HIU has 35 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Hope International University and California State University-San Marcos.

HIU	vs.	Fresno State
Fullerton, California	Location	San Marcos, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$36,250	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,734 Out-Of-State$19,614
90%	% Receiving Financial Aid	65%
$18,896	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,305

35.02 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
30.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
50 %	Graduation Rate	56 %
18 %	Transfer-out Rate	3 %
60 %	Retention Rate	72 %
1,116	Student Population	15,109
35	Number of Faculties	392
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	23 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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