SCI-Arc vs PLNU 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.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
SCI-Arc has more expensive tuition & fees ($53,564) than PLNU ($43,550).
It is harder to admit to PLNU than SCI-Arc.
PLNU has more students with 4,319 students while SCI-Arc has 507 students.
PLNU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while SCI-Arc's ratio is 15 to 1.
PLNU has more full-time faculties with 149 faculties while SCI-Arc has 45 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Southern California Institute of Architecture and Point Loma Nazarene University.

SCI-Arc	vs.	PLNU
Los Angeles, California	Location	San Diego, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Other special-focus institution	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$53,564	2024 Tuition & Fees	$43,550
48%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$23,962	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$16,826

83.00 %	Acceptance Rates	81.99 %
6.96 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.98 %
-	SAT Score	1,270
-	ACT Score	27
85 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
77 %	Retention Rate	85 %
507	Student Population	4,319
45	Number of Faculties	149
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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