La Verne vs Cal Poly

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La Verne is a private (not-for-profit) and Cal Poly is a public school and both are four-years schools.
La Verne has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,450) than Cal Poly ($30,995).
It is harder to admit to Cal Poly than La Verne.
Cal Poly has more students with 22,000 students while La Verne has 5,662 students.
La Verne has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Cal Poly's ratio is 20 to 1.
Cal Poly has more full-time faculties with 881 faculties while La Verne has 229 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of La Verne and California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.

La Verne	vs.	Cal Poly
La Verne, California	Location	San Luis Obispo, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$49,450	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,075 Out-Of-State$30,995
78%	% Receiving Financial Aid	50%
$25,670	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,853

48.00 %	Acceptance Rates	30.00 %
14.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.00 %
1,115	SAT Score	-
22	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	85 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
77 %	Retention Rate	94 %
5,662	Student Population	22,000
229	Number of Faculties	881
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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