AQ vs WSU 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 WSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
AQ has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,520) than WSU ($33,158).
It is harder to admit to AQ than WSU.
WSU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,080) than AQ (1,080).
WSU has higher submitted ACT score (23) than AQ (23).
WSU has more students with 23,630 students while AQ has 1,265 students.
AQ has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while WSU's ratio is 14 to 1.
WSU has more full-time faculties with 1,531 faculties while AQ has 85 full-time faculties.

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

AQ	vs.	WSU
Grand Rapids, Michigan	Location	Detroit, 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	Research University (very high research activity)
$38,520	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,464 Out-Of-State$33,158
91%	% Receiving Financial Aid	78%
$24,813	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,910

71.02 %	Acceptance Rates	82.00 %
18.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.00 %
1,080	SAT Score	1,140
23	ACT Score	25
61 %	Graduation Rate	60 %
29 %	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
77 %	Retention Rate	84 %
1,265	Student Population	23,630
85	Number of Faculties	1,531
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 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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