AQ vs GVSU Academic Comparison

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

AQ is a private (not-for-profit) and GVSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
AQ has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,520) than GVSU ($21,154).
It is harder to admit to AQ than GVSU.
AQ has a higher submitted SAT score (1,080) than GVSU (1,070).
GVSU has higher submitted ACT score (23) than AQ (23).
GVSU has more students with 21,648 students while AQ has 1,265 students.
AQ has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while GVSU's ratio is 15 to 1.
GVSU has more full-time faculties with 1,101 faculties while AQ has 85 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Aquinas College and Grand Valley State University.

AQ	vs.	GVSU
Grand Rapids, Michigan	Location	Allendale, Michigan
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$38,520	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,978 Out-Of-State$21,154
91%	% Receiving Financial Aid	85%
$24,813	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,921

71.06 %	Acceptance Rates	94.69 %
18.18 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.02 %
1,080	SAT Score	1,070
23	ACT Score	24
61 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
29 %	Transfer-out Rate	14 %
77 %	Retention Rate	79 %
1,265	Student Population	21,648
85	Number of Faculties	1,101
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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