Southern California Institute of Technology vs PLNU

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Southern California Institute of Technology is a private (for-profit) and PLNU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
PLNU has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,550) than Southern California Institute of Technology ($20,515).
It is harder to admit to PLNU than Southern California Institute of Technology.
PLNU has more students with 4,319 students while Southern California Institute of Technology has 541 students.
PLNU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Southern California Institute of Technology's ratio is 28 to 1.
PLNU has more full-time faculties with 149 faculties while Southern California Institute of Technology has 11 full-time faculties.

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

Southern California Institute of Technology	vs.	PLNU
Anaheim, California	Location	San Diego, California
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Other technology-related school	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$20,515	2024 Tuition & Fees	$43,550
90%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$6,268	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$16,826

87.50 %	Acceptance Rates	81.76 %
88.57 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	26.22 %
-	SAT Score	1,270
-	ACT Score	27
78 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
95 %	Retention Rate	85 %
541	Student Population	4,319
11	Number of Faculties	149
28 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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