Cal Poly vs CSUN

Compare two rival schools - California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and California State University-Northridge with tuition and admission information where Cal Poly is a four-years, public located in San Luis Obispo, CA and CSUN is a four-years, public located in Northridge, CA.

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo California State University-Northridge

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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.
CSUN has more students with 40,108 students while Cal Poly has 22,231 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.

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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
52% ($6,821)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	75% ($9,663)
$6,821	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,663
34.61 %	Acceptance Rates	57.65 %
31.24 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	30.06 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
85 %	Graduation Rate	54 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	6 %
95 %	Retention Rate	82 %
22,231	Student Population	40,108
881	Number of Faculties	906
21 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	26 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