Whittier College vs FIDM LA

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 FIDM LA is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Whittier College has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,864) than FIDM LA ($34,325).
It is harder to admit to FIDM LA than Whittier College.
FIDM LA has more students with 1,814 students while Whittier College has 1,192 students.
Whittier College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while FIDM LA's ratio is 17 to 1.
Whittier College has more full-time faculties with 114 faculties while FIDM LA has 16 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Whittier College and FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising.

Whittier College	vs.	FIDM LA
Whittier, California	Location	Los Angeles, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate/Associate's College
$49,864	2024 Tuition & Fees	$34,325
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	67%
$35,076	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,648

84.98 %	Acceptance Rates	41.99 %
6.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	27.75 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
65 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
26 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
70 %	Retention Rate	-
1,192	Student Population	1,814
114	Number of Faculties	16
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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