PLU vs Cornish College of the Arts

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
PLU has more expensive tuition & fees ($50,272) than Cornish College of the Arts ($39,892).
It is harder to admit to Cornish College of the Arts than PLU.
PLU has more students with 2,633 students while Cornish College of the Arts has 443 students.
Cornish College of the Arts has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while PLU's ratio is 11 to 1.
PLU has more full-time faculties with 198 faculties while Cornish College of the Arts has 41 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pacific Lutheran University and Cornish College of the Arts.

PLU	vs.	Cornish College of the Arts
Tacoma, Washington	Location	Seattle, Washington
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
$50,272	2024 Tuition & Fees	$39,892
97%	% Receiving Financial Aid	93%
$33,815	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$13,570

81.01 %	Acceptance Rates	70.01 %
19.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.96 %
1,130	SAT Score	-
24	ACT Score	-
71 %	Graduation Rate	52 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
78 %	Retention Rate	69 %
2,633	Student Population	443
198	Number of Faculties	41
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	6 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes)
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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