Pacific College 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.

Pacific College is a private (for-profit) and PLNU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
PLNU has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,550) than Pacific College ($38,120).
It is harder to admit to Pacific College than PLNU.
PLNU has more students with 4,319 students while Pacific College has 272 students.
Pacific College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while PLNU's ratio is 13 to 1.
PLNU has more full-time faculties with 149 faculties while Pacific College has 7 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pacific College and Point Loma Nazarene University.

Pacific College	vs.	PLNU
Costa Mesa, California	Location	San Diego, California
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Other health professions school	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$38,120	2024 Tuition & Fees	$43,550
53%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$6,791	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$16,826

50.00 %	Acceptance Rates	81.76 %
50.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	26.22 %
-	SAT Score	1,270
-	ACT Score	27
75 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
-	Retention Rate	85 %
272	Student Population	4,319
7	Number of Faculties	149
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	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

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