Pacific States University vs Cal Poly

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

Pacific States University is a private (not-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 Pacific States University ($9,810).
It is harder to admit to Cal Poly than Pacific States University.
Cal Poly has more students with 22,000 students while Pacific States University has 17 students.
Pacific States University has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Cal Poly's ratio is 20 to 1.
Cal Poly has more full-time faculties with 881 faculties while Pacific States University has 2 full-time faculties.

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

Pacific States University	vs.	Cal Poly
Los Angeles, California	Location	San Luis Obispo, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
School of business and management	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$9,810	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,075 Out-Of-State$30,995
-	% Receiving Financial Aid	50%
-	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,853

100.00 %	Acceptance Rates	30.00 %
100.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
14 %	Graduation Rate	85 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
-	Retention Rate	94 %
17	Student Population	22,000
2	Number of Faculties	881
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
-	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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