Westcliff University vs Cal Poly

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Westcliff University is a private (for-profit) and Cal Poly is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Cal Poly has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,995) than Westcliff University ($21,000).
It is harder to admit to Cal Poly than Westcliff University.
Cal Poly has more students with 22,000 students while Westcliff University has 5,625 students.
Westcliff University has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Cal Poly's ratio is 20 to 1.
Cal Poly has more full-time faculties with 881 faculties while Westcliff University has 48 full-time faculties.

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

Westcliff University	vs.	Cal Poly
Irvine, California	Location	San Luis Obispo, California
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
School of business and management	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$21,000	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,075 Out-Of-State$30,995
27%	% Receiving Financial Aid	50%
$8,395	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,853

45.13 %	Acceptance Rates	29.75 %
53.50 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	27.83 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
44 %	Graduation Rate	85 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
74 %	Retention Rate	94 %
5,625	Student Population	22,000
48	Number of Faculties	881
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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