La Verne vs Caltech Academic Comparison

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Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Caltech has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,255) than La Verne ($49,450).
It is harder to admit to Caltech than La Verne.
La Verne has more students with 5,662 students while Caltech has 2,401 students.
Caltech has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while La Verne's ratio is 11 to 1.
Caltech has more full-time faculties with 357 faculties while La Verne has 229 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of La Verne and California Institute of Technology.

La Verne	vs.	Caltech
La Verne, California	Location	Pasadena, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$49,450	2024 Tuition & Fees	$63,255
78%	% Receiving Financial Aid	62%
$25,670	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$47,135

48.00 %	Acceptance Rates	3.00 %
14.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	64.89 %
1,115	SAT Score	-
22	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	94 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	3 %
77 %	Retention Rate	98 %
5,662	Student Population	2,401
229	Number of Faculties	357
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	3 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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