Westcliff University vs Cal State Long Beach

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Westcliff University is a private (for-profit) and Cal State Long Beach is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Westcliff University has more expensive tuition & fees ($21,000) than Cal State Long Beach ($18,888).
It is harder to admit to Westcliff University than Cal State Long Beach.
Cal State Long Beach has more students with 38,973 students while Westcliff University has 5,625 students.
Westcliff University has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Cal State Long Beach's ratio is 22 to 1.
Cal State Long Beach has more full-time faculties with 1,087 faculties while Westcliff University has 48 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Westcliff University and California State University-Long Beach.

Westcliff University	vs.	Cal State Long Beach
Irvine, California	Location	Long Beach, California
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
School of business and management	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$21,000	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,008 Out-Of-State$18,888
27%	% Receiving Financial Aid	71%
$8,395	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,847

45.13 %	Acceptance Rates	47.12 %
53.50 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.33 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
44 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
74 %	Retention Rate	85 %
5,625	Student Population	38,973
48	Number of Faculties	1,087
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	22 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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