Academic Comparison between Southern California Institute of Technology and Fresno State

Southern California Institute of Technology and California State University-San Marcos are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Southern California Institute of Technology is a four-year, private (for-profit) school located in Anaheim, CA and Fresno State is a four-year, public school located in San Marcos, CA.

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

Southern California Institute of Technology is a private (for-profit) and Fresno State is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Fresno State has more expensive tuition & fees ($20,682) than Southern California Institute of Technology ($20,515).
It is harder to admit to Southern California Institute of Technology than Fresno State.
Fresno State has more students with 16,237 students while Southern California Institute of Technology has 510 students.
Southern California Institute of Technology has a lower number of students per faculty with 20 to 1 while Fresno State's ratio is 24 to 1.
Fresno State has more full-time faculties with 416 faculties while Southern California Institute of Technology has 14 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Southern California Institute of Technology	vs.	California State University-San Marcos
Anaheim, California	Location	San Marcos, California
Four-year, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Other technology-related school	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$20,515	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,082 Out-Of-State$20,682
62%	% Receiving Financial Aid	63%
$5,812	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,025

74.19 %	Acceptance Rates	95.10 %
92.17 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.99 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
74 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	4 %
100 %	Retention Rate	79 %
510	Student Population	16,237
14	Number of Faculties	416
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	24 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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