California College of the Arts vs. Platt College-San Diego

California College of the Arts vs. Platt College San Diego comparison

	California College of the Arts	Platt College San Diego	College 3	College 4
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Overview	California College of the Arts	Platt College-San Diego
Location	Oakland, CA	San Diego, CA
Setting	Large City	Large City
Enrollment	1,501	69
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	For-profit
Website	cca.edu	platt.edu
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Costs	California College of the Arts	Platt College-San Diego
Tuition (In State)	$53,856	$15,200
Tuition (Out of State)	$53,856	$15,200
Room & Board	$19,957	$15,808
Avg Net Price	$47,862	$29,641
Avg Grant Aid	$27,563	$4,104
% Receiving Grant Aid	91%	69%

Admission	California College of the Arts	Platt College-San Diego
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	2,987	-
Admitted	2,261	-
Acceptance Rate	75.7%	Open
Enrolled %	8.4%	Open
Avg High School GPA	3.34	-
Typical High School Grades	B+	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
Application Deadline

Academics	California College of the Arts	Platt College-San Diego
Student to Faculty Ratio	7:1	12:1
Popular Majors	Visual and Performing Arts (77%) Architecture (11%) Communications Technology (4%) Communication (4%) English and Literature (2%)	Visual and Performing Arts (78%) Communication (14%) Computer and Information Sciences (5%) Communications Technology (2%)
Outcomes	California College of the Arts	Platt College-San Diego
Graduation Rate	49%	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$43,500	$36,200
Making Student Loan Payments	62%	50%
Median Student Loan Debt	$28,000	$25,145
Median Loan Payment	$289	$259

Diversity	California College of the Arts	Platt College-San Diego
% Men	35%	67%
% Women	65%	33%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	27%	39%
% Black	4%	9%
% Hispanic	14%	24%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	1%	0%
% Two or More Races	0%	8%
% International	31%	0%
% Unknown Race	7%	6%

Students	California College of the Arts	Platt College-San Diego
% In-State	42%	100%
% Out-of-State	20%	0%
Campus	California College of the Arts	Platt College-San Diego
Campus Housing	Yes	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• California College of the Arts is larger than than Platt College-San Diego based on total student enrollment (1,501 students vs. 69 students)

California College of the Arts vs. Platt College-San Diego Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, California College of the Arts or Platt College-San Diego?

• California College of the Arts is 254.3% more expensive to attend than Platt College-San Diego for in-state tuition ($53,856.00 vs. $15,200.00)
• Out of state tuition is 254.3% higher at California College of the Arts than Platt College San Diego ($53,856.00 vs. $15,200.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Platt College San Diego than California College of the Arts ($29,641 vs. $47,862)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Platt College San Diego are 26.2% lower than costs at California College of the Arts ($15,808 vs. $19,957)
• More students receive financial grant aid at California College of the Arts than Platt College San Diego (91% vs. 69%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by California College of the Arts students is 571.6% larger than aid received Platt College San Diego ($27,563 vs. $4,104)

Which college is harder to get into, California College of the Arts or Platt College-San Diego? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Platt College-San Diego or California College of the Arts .

California College of the Arts vs. Platt College-San Diego Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, California College of the Arts or Platt College-San Diego? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between Platt College-San Diego and California College of the Arts.

• Graduates from California College of the Arts earn on average $7,300 more per year than Platt College-San Diego graduates after ten years. ($43,500 vs. $36,200)
• Platt College San Diego students graduate with a $2,855 lower median federal student loan debt than California College of the Arts graduates. ($25,145 vs. $28,000)
• Platt College-San Diego graduates are paying $30 less per month on federal student loans than California College of the Arts graduates. ($259 vs. $289)
• More California College of the Arts graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Platt College-San Diego students, three years after graduation. (62% vs. 50%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/