Academic Comparison between Pacific States and SMC

Pacific States University and Santa Monica 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 SMC is a four-year, public school located in Santa Monica, 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 SMC is a public school and both are four-year schools.
SMC has more expensive tuition & fees ($10,708) than Pacific States ($7,890).
SMC has more students with 23,453 students while Pacific States has 101 students.
Pacific States has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while SMC's ratio is 27 to 1.
SMC has more full-time faculties with 349 faculties while Pacific States has 2 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pacific States University	vs.	Santa Monica College
Los Angeles, California	Location	Santa Monica, 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$1,156 Out-Of-State$10,708
-	% Receiving Financial Aid	52%
-	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$4,114

-	Acceptance Rates	-
-	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
100 %	Graduation Rate	36 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	15 %
100 %	Retention Rate	-
101	Student Population	23,453
2	Number of Faculties	349
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	27 to 1
-	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services