Cal Poly vs CSUN

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

Both are four-years, public schools.
Cal Poly has more expensive tuition & fees ($28,105) than CSUN ($18,923).
It is harder to admit to Cal Poly than CSUN.
Cal Poly has a higher submitted SAT score (1,315) than CSUN (1,005).
Cal Poly has higher submitted ACT score (29) than CSUN (19).
CSUN has more students with 40,381 students while Cal Poly has 22,440 students.
CSUN has more full-time faculties with 906 faculties while Cal Poly has 881 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and California State University-Northridge.

Which school is more in your mind and would you like to go to?

Cal PolyCSUN

Cal Poly	vs.	CSUN
San Luis Obispo, California	Location	Northridge, California
four-years, public	School Type	four-years, public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - professional practice
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$10,195 Out-Of-State$28,105	Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,043 Out-Of-State$18,923
53% ($6,996)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	75% ($9,442)
$6,996	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,442
34.61 %	Acceptance Rates	57.65 %
31.24 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	30.06 %
1,315	SAT Score	1,005
29	ACT Score	19
83 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	6 %
94 %	Retention Rate	83 %
22,440	Student Population	40,381
881	Number of Faculties	906
21 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	28 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare