La Verne vs Fresno State

Compare two rival schools - University of La Verne and California State University-San Marcos with tuition and admission information where La Verne is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in La Verne, CA and Fresno State is a four-years, public located in San Marcos, CA.
The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.
  • La Verne is a private (not-for-profit) and Fresno State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
  • La Verne has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,450) than Fresno State ($19,614).
  • It is harder to admit to La Verne than Fresno State.
  • Fresno State has more students with 15,109 students while La Verne has 5,662 students.
  • La Verne has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Fresno State's ratio is 23 to 1.
  • Fresno State has more full-time faculties with 392 faculties while La Verne has 229 full-time faculties.
The following table compares the two rival schools - University of La Verne and California State University-San Marcos.
La Vernevs.Fresno State
La Verne, CaliforniaLocationSan Marcos, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)School Typefour-years, Public
Doctor's degreeHighest Degree OfferedDoctor's degree
Doctoral / Research UniversityCarnegie ClassificationMaster's College and University (larger programs)
$49,4502024 Tuition & Fees
In-State$7,734
Out-Of-State$19,614
78%% Receiving Financial Aid65%
$25,670Average Amount of Financial Aid$8,305
48.00 %Acceptance Rates96.00 %
14.01 %Yield (Enrollment Rates)16.00 %
1,115SAT Score-
22ACT Score-
63 %Graduation Rate56 %
-Transfer-out Rate3 %
77 %Retention Rate72 %
5,662Student Population15,109
229Number of Faculties392
11 to 1Students to Faculty Ratio23 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher CertificationSpecial Learning OpportunitiesDistance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment servicesOn Campus Student ServicesAcademic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare