UOP vs PLNU 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.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
UOP has more expensive tuition & fees ($55,340) than PLNU ($43,550).
It is harder to admit to PLNU than UOP.
UOP has a higher submitted SAT score (1,300) than PLNU (1,270).
UOP has higher submitted ACT score (28) than PLNU (27).
UOP has more students with 6,277 students while PLNU has 4,319 students.
PLNU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while UOP's ratio is 14 to 1.
UOP has more full-time faculties with 409 faculties while PLNU has 149 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of the Pacific and Point Loma Nazarene University.

UOP	vs.	PLNU
Stockton, California	Location	San Diego, 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	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$55,340	2024 Tuition & Fees	$43,550
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$35,304	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$16,826

95.00 %	Acceptance Rates	81.99 %
14.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.98 %
1,300	SAT Score	1,270
28	ACT Score	27
73 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
88 %	Retention Rate	85 %
6,277	Student Population	4,319
409	Number of Faculties	149
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	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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