Saint Mary's College of California vs Design Institute of San Diego

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

Saint Mary's College of California is a private (not-for-profit) and Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Saint Mary's College of California has more expensive tuition & fees ($56,134) than Design Institute of San Diego ($29,350).
It is harder to admit to Design Institute of San Diego than Saint Mary's College of California.
Saint Mary's College of California has more students with 2,765 students while Design Institute of San Diego has 101 students.
Design Institute of San Diego has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Saint Mary's College of California's ratio is 9 to 1.
Saint Mary's College of California has more full-time faculties with 203 faculties while Design Institute of San Diego has 2 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Saint Mary's College of California and Design Institute of San Diego.

Saint Mary's College of California	vs.	Design Institute of San Diego
Moraga, California	Location	San Diego, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
$56,134	2024 Tuition & Fees	$29,350
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	84%
$32,343	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,360

89.00 %	Acceptance Rates	87.50 %
12.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.57 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
72 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
86 %	Retention Rate	33 %
2,765	Student Population	101
203	Number of Faculties	2
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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