Occidental College vs California Northstate University

Compare two rival schools - Occidental College and California Northstate University with tuition and admission information where Occidental College is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Los Angeles, CA and California Northstate University is a four-years, private (for-profit) located in Elk Grove, CA.

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Occidental College is a private (not-for-profit) and California Northstate University is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Occidental College has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,446) than California Northstate University ($59,254).
It is harder to admit to Occidental College than California Northstate University.
Occidental College has more students with 1,942 students while California Northstate University has 962 students.
California Northstate University has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Occidental College's ratio is 9 to 1.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Occidental College and California Northstate University.

Occidental College	vs.	California Northstate University
Los Angeles, California	Location	Elk Grove, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification
$63,446	2024 Tuition & Fees	$59,254
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	48%
$35,721	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,671

40.00 %	Acceptance Rates	84.85 %
20.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	8.33 %
1,450	SAT Score	-
33	ACT Score	-
82 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
12 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
89 %	Retention Rate	100 %
1,942	Student Population	962
200	Number of Faculties	-
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Placement services

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