BAC vs Western Carolina University

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BAC is a private (not-for-profit) and Western Carolina University is a public school and both are four-years schools.
BAC has more expensive tuition & fees ($19,500) than Western Carolina University ($8,532).
It is harder to admit to Western Carolina University than BAC.
Western Carolina University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,075) than BAC (1,075).
Western Carolina University has higher submitted ACT score (21) than BAC (21).
Western Carolina University has more students with 11,635 students while BAC has 1,501 students.
BAC has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Western Carolina University's ratio is 16 to 1.
Western Carolina University has more full-time faculties with 544 faculties while BAC has 77 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Belmont Abbey College and Western Carolina University.

BAC	vs.	Western Carolina University
Belmont, North Carolina	Location	Cullowhee, North Carolina
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$19,500	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$4,532 Out-Of-State$8,532
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	96%
$10,753	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$4,444

90.38 %	Acceptance Rates	86.66 %
14.89 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.35 %
1,075	SAT Score	1,155
21	ACT Score	23
46 %	Graduation Rate	60 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	28 %
66 %	Retention Rate	71 %
1,501	Student Population	11,635
77	Number of Faculties	544
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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