Whittier College vs SMC

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 SMC is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Whittier College has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,864) than SMC ($9,316).
SMC has more students with 22,375 students while Whittier College has 1,192 students.
Whittier College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while SMC's ratio is 26 to 1.
SMC has more full-time faculties with 327 faculties while Whittier College has 114 full-time faculties.

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

Whittier College	vs.	SMC
Whittier, California	Location	Santa Monica, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Associate's - Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's
$49,864	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$1,156 Out-Of-State$9,316
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	52%
$35,076	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$3,332

84.98 %	Acceptance Rates	-
6.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
65 %	Graduation Rate	32 %
26 %	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
70 %	Retention Rate	-
1,192	Student Population	22,375
114	Number of Faculties	327
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	26 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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