Humboldt State vs PLNU

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

Humboldt State is a public and PLNU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
PLNU has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,550) than Humboldt State ($19,793).
It is harder to admit to PLNU than Humboldt State.
Humboldt State has more students with 6,025 students while PLNU has 4,319 students.
PLNU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Humboldt State's ratio is 15 to 1.
Humboldt State has more full-time faculties with 281 faculties while PLNU has 149 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt and Point Loma Nazarene University.

Humboldt State	vs.	PLNU
Arcata, California	Location	San Diego, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$7,913 Out-Of-State$19,793	2024 Tuition & Fees	$43,550
69%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$9,872	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$16,826

98.83 %	Acceptance Rates	81.76 %
6.89 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	26.22 %
-	SAT Score	1,270
-	ACT Score	27
45 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
9 %	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
74 %	Retention Rate	85 %
6,025	Student Population	4,319
281	Number of Faculties	149
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 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, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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