SCU vs California Northstate University

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

SCU is a private (not-for-profit) and California Northstate University is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
California Northstate University has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,254) than SCU ($59,241).
It is harder to admit to SCU than California Northstate University.
SCU has more students with 9,178 students while California Northstate University has 962 students.
California Northstate University has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while SCU's ratio is 12 to 1.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Santa Clara University and California Northstate University.

SCU	vs.	California Northstate University
Santa Clara, California	Location	Elk Grove, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification
$59,241	2024 Tuition & Fees	$59,254
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	48%
$26,351	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,671

43.84 %	Acceptance Rates	84.85 %
18.79 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	8.33 %
1,420	SAT Score	-
31	ACT Score	-
88 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
92 %	Retention Rate	100 %
9,178	Student Population	962
585	Number of Faculties	-
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Placement services

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