Occidental College vs Design Institute of San Diego

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Occidental College is a private (not-for-profit) and Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Occidental College has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,446) than Design Institute of San Diego ($29,350).
It is harder to admit to Occidental College than Design Institute of San Diego.
Occidental College has more students with 1,942 students while Design Institute of San Diego has 101 students.
Design Institute of San Diego has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Occidental College's ratio is 9 to 1.
Occidental College has more full-time faculties with 200 faculties while Design Institute of San Diego has 2 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Occidental College and Design Institute of San Diego.

Occidental College	vs.	Design Institute of San Diego
Los Angeles, California	Location	San Diego, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
$63,446	2024 Tuition & Fees	$29,350
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	84%
$35,721	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,360

39.89 %	Acceptance Rates	87.50 %
20.29 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.57 %
1,450	SAT Score	-
33	ACT Score	-
82 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
12 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
89 %	Retention Rate	33 %
1,942	Student Population	101
200	Number of Faculties	2
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College
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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