SCU 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.

SCU is a private (not-for-profit) and Fresno State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
SCU has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,241) than Fresno State ($19,614).
It is harder to admit to SCU than Fresno State.
Fresno State has more students with 15,109 students while SCU has 9,178 students.
SCU has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Fresno State's ratio is 23 to 1.
SCU has more full-time faculties with 585 faculties while Fresno State has 392 full-time faculties.

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

SCU	vs.	Fresno State
Santa Clara, California	Location	San Marcos, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$59,241	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,734 Out-Of-State$19,614
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	65%
$26,351	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,305

43.84 %	Acceptance Rates	95.70 %
18.79 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.66 %
1,420	SAT Score	-
31	ACT Score	-
88 %	Graduation Rate	56 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	3 %
92 %	Retention Rate	72 %
9,178	Student Population	15,109
585	Number of Faculties	392
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	23 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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