LPU 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.

LPU is a private (not-for-profit) and Fresno State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
LPU has more expensive tuition & fees ($20,462) than Fresno State ($19,614).
It is harder to admit to LPU than Fresno State.
Fresno State has more students with 15,109 students while LPU has 500 students.
LPU has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Fresno State's ratio is 23 to 1.
Fresno State has more full-time faculties with 392 faculties while LPU has 16 full-time faculties.

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

LPU	vs.	Fresno State
San Dimas, California	Location	San Marcos, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$20,462	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,734 Out-Of-State$19,614
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	65%
$8,272	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,305

93.95 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
28.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
46 %	Graduation Rate	56 %
33 %	Transfer-out Rate	3 %
69 %	Retention Rate	72 %
500	Student Population	15,109
16	Number of Faculties	392
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	23 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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