Musicians Institute vs Cal Poly

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Musicians Institute is a private (for-profit) and Cal Poly is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Cal Poly has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,995) than Musicians Institute ($27,194).
It is harder to admit to Cal Poly than Musicians Institute.
Cal Poly has more students with 22,000 students while Musicians Institute has 864 students.
Musicians Institute has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while Cal Poly's ratio is 20 to 1.
Cal Poly has more full-time faculties with 881 faculties while Musicians Institute has 53 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Musicians Institute and California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.

Musicians Institute	vs.	Cal Poly
Hollywood, California	Location	San Luis Obispo, California
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$27,194	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,075 Out-Of-State$30,995
37%	% Receiving Financial Aid	50%
$4,448	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,853

71.06 %	Acceptance Rates	30.00 %
47.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
47 %	Graduation Rate	85 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
83 %	Retention Rate	94 %
864	Student Population	22,000
53	Number of Faculties	881
6 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 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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