PZ vs Fresno State Academic Comparison

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

PZ is a private (not-for-profit) and Fresno State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
PZ has more expensive tuition & fees ($62,692) than Fresno State ($19,614).
It is harder to admit to PZ than Fresno State.
Fresno State has more students with 15,109 students while PZ has 1,212 students.
PZ has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Fresno State's ratio is 23 to 1.
Fresno State has more full-time faculties with 392 faculties while PZ has 93 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pitzer College and California State University-San Marcos.

PZ	vs.	Fresno State
Claremont, California	Location	San Marcos, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$62,692	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,734 Out-Of-State$19,614
40%	% Receiving Financial Aid	65%
$39,968	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,305

16.66 %	Acceptance Rates	95.70 %
47.66 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.66 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
85 %	Graduation Rate	56 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	3 %
89 %	Retention Rate	72 %
1,212	Student Population	15,109
93	Number of Faculties	392
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	23 to 1
Study Abroad	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, On-campus daycare

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