BSU vs IWU 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.

BSU is a public and IWU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
IWU has more expensive tuition & fees ($31,168) than BSU ($28,766).
It is harder to admit to BSU than IWU.
BSU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,160) than IWU (1,070).
BSU has higher submitted ACT score (27) than IWU (21).
BSU has more students with 19,777 students while IWU has 2,603 students.
IWU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while BSU's ratio is 15 to 1.
BSU has more full-time faculties with 1,047 faculties while IWU has 283 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Ball State University and Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion.

BSU	vs.	IWU
Muncie, Indiana	Location	Marion, Indiana
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
In-State$10,758 Out-Of-State$28,766	2024 Tuition & Fees	$31,168
87%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$10,706	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,043

72.00 %	Acceptance Rates	82.01 %
19.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.01 %
1,160	SAT Score	1,070
27	ACT Score	21
63 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
23 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
73 %	Retention Rate	78 %
19,777	Student Population	2,603
1,047	Number of Faculties	283
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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