Soka vs Whittier College

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Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Whittier College has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,864) than Soka ($37,450).
It is harder to admit to Soka than Whittier College.
Whittier College has more students with 1,192 students while Soka has 455 students.
Soka has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Whittier College's ratio is 10 to 1.
Whittier College has more full-time faculties with 114 faculties while Soka has 54 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Soka University of America and Whittier College.

Soka	vs.	Whittier College
Aliso Viejo, California	Location	Whittier, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$37,450	2024 Tuition & Fees	$49,864
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$37,023	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$35,076

69.52 %	Acceptance Rates	85.38 %
45.65 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	6.07 %
1,360	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
87 %	Graduation Rate	65 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
93 %	Retention Rate	70 %
455	Student Population	1,192
54	Number of Faculties	114
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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