La Verne vs SMC 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.

La Verne is a private (not-for-profit) and SMC is a public school and both are four-years schools.
La Verne has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,450) than SMC ($9,316).
SMC has more students with 22,375 students while La Verne has 5,662 students.
La Verne has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while SMC's ratio is 26 to 1.
SMC has more full-time faculties with 327 faculties while La Verne has 229 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of La Verne and Santa Monica College.

La Verne	vs.	SMC
La Verne, California	Location	Santa Monica, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Associate's - Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's
$49,450	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$1,156 Out-Of-State$9,316
78%	% Receiving Financial Aid	52%
$25,670	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$3,332

48.48 %	Acceptance Rates	-
14.17 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
1,115	SAT Score	-
22	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	32 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
77 %	Retention Rate	-
5,662	Student Population	22,375
229	Number of Faculties	327
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	26 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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