Academic Comparison between Pacific States and SAC

Pacific States University and Santa Ana College are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Pacific States is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Los Angeles, CA and SAC is a four-year, public school located in Santa Ana, CA.

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

Pacific States is a private (not-for-profit) and SAC is a public school and both are four-year schools.
SAC has more expensive tuition & fees ($10,756) than Pacific States ($7,890).
SAC has more students with 27,248 students while Pacific States has 101 students.
Pacific States has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while SAC's ratio is 33 to 1.
SAC has more full-time faculties with 263 faculties while Pacific States has 2 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pacific States University	vs.	Santa Ana College
Los Angeles, California	Location	Santa Ana, California
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
School of business and management	Carnegie Classification	Associate's - Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's
$7,890	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$1,180 Out-Of-State$10,756
-	% Receiving Financial Aid	38%
-	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,274

-	Acceptance Rates	-
-	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
100 %	Graduation Rate	31 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	7 %
100 %	Retention Rate	-
101	Student Population	27,248
2	Number of Faculties	263
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	33 to 1
-	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes)
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, On-campus daycare