Whittier College vs Cal Poly

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Whittier College is a private (not-for-profit) and Cal Poly is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Whittier College has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,864) than Cal Poly ($30,995).
It is harder to admit to Cal Poly than Whittier College.
Cal Poly has more students with 22,000 students while Whittier College has 1,192 students.
Whittier College 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 Whittier College has 114 full-time faculties.

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

Whittier College	vs.	Cal Poly
Whittier, California	Location	San Luis Obispo, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$49,864	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,075 Out-Of-State$30,995
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	50%
$35,076	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,853

84.98 %	Acceptance Rates	30.00 %
6.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
65 %	Graduation Rate	85 %
26 %	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
70 %	Retention Rate	94 %
1,192	Student Population	22,000
114	Number of Faculties	881
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	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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