Whittier College vs SCU

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.
SCU has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,241) than Whittier College ($49,864).
It is harder to admit to SCU than Whittier College.
SCU has more students with 9,178 students while Whittier College has 1,192 students.
Whittier College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while SCU's ratio is 12 to 1.
SCU has more full-time faculties with 585 faculties while Whittier College has 114 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Whittier College and Santa Clara University.

Whittier College	vs.	SCU
Whittier, California	Location	Santa Clara, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$49,864	2024 Tuition & Fees	$59,241
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$35,076	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$26,351

84.98 %	Acceptance Rates	44.00 %
6.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,420
-	ACT Score	31
65 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
26 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
70 %	Retention Rate	92 %
1,192	Student Population	9,178
114	Number of Faculties	585
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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, On-campus daycare

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