Academic Comparison between Cal Poly and Biola

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and Biola University are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Cal Poly is a four-year, public school located in San Luis Obispo, CA and Biola is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in La Mirada, CA.

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

Cal Poly is a public and Biola is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Biola has more expensive tuition & fees ($48,984) than Cal Poly ($33,230).
It is harder to admit to Cal Poly than Biola.
Cal Poly has more students with 23,069 students while Biola has 5,434 students.
Biola has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while Cal Poly's ratio is 19 to 1.
Cal Poly has more full-time faculties with 931 faculties while Biola has 244 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	vs.	Biola University
San Luis Obispo, California	Location	La Mirada, California
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$12,161 Out-Of-State$33,230	2025 Tuition & Fees	$48,984
52%	% Receiving Financial Aid	95%
$12,264	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,449

31.32 %	Acceptance Rates	74.35 %
24.61 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	29.74 %
-	SAT Score	1,265
-	ACT Score	26
86 %	Graduation Rate	68 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
96 %	Retention Rate	84 %
23,069	Student Population	5,434
931	Number of Faculties	244
19 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services