Academic Comparison between Musicians Institute and Cal Poly

Musicians Institute and California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Musicians Institute is a four-year, private (for-profit) school located in Hollywood, CA and Cal Poly is a four-year, public school located in San Luis Obispo, CA.

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

Musicians Institute is a private (for-profit) and Cal Poly is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Cal Poly has more expensive tuition & fees ($33,230) than Musicians Institute ($32,414).
It is harder to admit to Cal Poly than Musicians Institute.
Cal Poly has more students with 23,069 students while Musicians Institute has 824 students.
Musicians Institute has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while Cal Poly's ratio is 19 to 1.
Cal Poly has more full-time faculties with 931 faculties while Musicians Institute has 41 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Musicians Institute	vs.	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Hollywood, California	Location	San Luis Obispo, California
Four-year, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$32,414	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$12,161 Out-Of-State$33,230
43%	% Receiving Financial Aid	52%
$3,895	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$12,264

77.95 %	Acceptance Rates	31.32 %
40.62 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.61 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
53 %	Graduation Rate	86 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
80 %	Retention Rate	96 %
824	Student Population	23,069
41	Number of Faculties	931
6 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare