PZ vs PLNU 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.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
PZ has more expensive tuition & fees ($62,692) than PLNU ($43,550).
It is harder to admit to PZ than PLNU.
PLNU has more students with 4,319 students while PZ has 1,212 students.
PZ 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 PZ has 93 full-time faculties.

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

PZ	vs.	PLNU
Claremont, California	Location	San Diego, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
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	$43,550
40%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$39,968	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$16,826

17.00 %	Acceptance Rates	81.99 %
48.05 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.98 %
-	SAT Score	1,270
-	ACT Score	27
85 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
89 %	Retention Rate	85 %
1,212	Student Population	4,319
93	Number of Faculties	149
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 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

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