Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    California Northstate has 5.3× as many undergrads as U. West Los Angeles

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    U. West Los Angeles is more diverse (index 0.69 vs. 0.67)

    Diversity index

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

California Northstate admits 92%; U. West Los Angeles doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
California Northstate92%
U. West Los AngelesNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • California NorthstateAccessible
  • U. West Los AngelesNot rated
SAT middle 50%
California NorthstateTest-blind
U. West Los AngelesNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • California NorthstateGPA required
  • U. West Los AngelesNot reported

Who's on each campus

California Northstate has 5.3× as many undergrads as U. West Los Angeles; both have the same Pell share, 0%.

Undergrads
California Northstate37
U. West Los Angeles7
Pell Grant share
California Northstate0%
U. West Los Angeles0%

Majors and faculty

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences leads at California Northstate, and Organizational Leadership at U. West Los Angeles.

Students per faculty member
California Northstate3 to 1
U. West Los Angeles1 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • California NorthstateHealth Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General100%
  • U. West Los AngelesOrganizational Leadership100%

What each pays off

Only California Northstate reports a graduation rate (95%).

Graduation rate
California Northstate95%
U. West Los AngelesNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why