Academic Comparison between Musicians Institute and Cal Poly Maritime Academy

Musicians Institute and Cal Poly Maritime Academy 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 Maritime Academy is a four-year, public school located in Vallejo, 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 Maritime Academy is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Musicians Institute has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,414) than Cal Poly Maritime Academy ($22,159).
It is harder to admit to Musicians Institute than Cal Poly Maritime Academy.
Cal Poly Maritime Academy has more students with 837 students while Musicians Institute has 824 students.
Musicians Institute has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while Cal Poly Maritime Academy's ratio is 11 to 1.
Cal Poly Maritime Academy has more full-time faculties with 61 faculties while Musicians Institute has 41 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Musicians Institute	vs.	Cal Poly Maritime Academy
Hollywood, California	Location	Vallejo, 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	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
$32,414	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,559 Out-Of-State$22,159
43%	% Receiving Financial Aid	56%
$3,895	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,318

77.95 %	Acceptance Rates	95.01 %
40.62 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.70 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
53 %	Graduation Rate	60 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	7 %
80 %	Retention Rate	77 %
824	Student Population	837
41	Number of Faculties	61
6 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services