Academic Comparison between Institute of Buddhist Studies and Westcliff

Institute of Buddhist Studies and Westcliff University are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Institute of Buddhist Studies is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Berkeley, CA and Westcliff is a four-year, private (for-profit) school located in Irvine, CA.

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

Institute of Buddhist Studies is a private (not-for-profit) and Westcliff is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Institute of Buddhist Studies has more expensive tuition & fees ($21,000) than Westcliff ($17,670).
Westcliff has more students with 7,686 students while Institute of Buddhist Studies has 65 students.
Westcliff has more full-time faculties with 37 faculties while Institute of Buddhist Studies has 2 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Institute of Buddhist Studies	vs.	Westcliff University
Berkeley, California	Location	Irvine, California
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Private (for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	School of business and management
$21,000	2025 Tuition & Fees	$17,670
-	% Receiving Financial Aid	17%
-	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,916

-	Acceptance Rates	73.15 %
-	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.93 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
-	Graduation Rate	62 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	3 %
-	Retention Rate	72 %
65	Student Population	7,686
2	Number of Faculties	37
-	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
-	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College
-	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services