Academic Comparison between USV and Argosy University, The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles

University of Silicon Valley and Argosy University, The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. USV is a four-year, private (for-profit) school located in San Jose, CA and Argosy University, The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) 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.

USV is a private (for-profit) and Argosy University, The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
USV has more expensive tuition & fees ($22,480) than Argosy University, The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles ($18,742).
USV has more students with 477 students while Argosy University, The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles has 398 students.
Argosy University, The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while USV's ratio is 13 to 1.
Argosy University, The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles has more full-time faculties with 11 faculties while USV has 9 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

University of Silicon Valley	vs.	Argosy University, The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles
San Jose, California	Location	Santa Monica, California
Four-year, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification
$22,480	2025 Tuition & Fees	$18,742
87%	% Receiving Financial Aid	-
$11,846	Average Amount of Financial Aid	-

51.18 %	Acceptance Rates	-
41.95 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
29 %	Graduation Rate	-
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
69 %	Retention Rate	60 %
477	Student Population	398
9	Number of Faculties	11
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Special Learning Opportunities	-
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	-