SCU vs Whittier College

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.
SCU has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,241) than Whittier College ($49,864).
It is harder to admit to SCU than Whittier College.
SCU has more students with 9,178 students while Whittier College has 1,192 students.
Whittier College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while SCU's ratio is 12 to 1.
SCU has more full-time faculties with 585 faculties while Whittier College has 114 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Santa Clara University and Whittier College.

SCU	vs.	Whittier College
Santa Clara, California	Location	Whittier, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$59,241	2024 Tuition & Fees	$49,864
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$26,351	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$35,076

43.84 %	Acceptance Rates	85.38 %
18.79 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	6.07 %
1,420	SAT Score	-
31	ACT Score	-
88 %	Graduation Rate	65 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
92 %	Retention Rate	70 %
9,178	Student Population	1,192
585	Number of Faculties	114
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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