CAU vs Fort Valley State

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CAU is a private (not-for-profit) and Fort Valley State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CAU has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,446) than Fort Valley State ($16,114).
It is harder to admit to Fort Valley State than CAU.
CAU has more students with 4,000 students while Fort Valley State has 2,605 students.
CAU has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while Fort Valley State's ratio is 20 to 1.
CAU has more full-time faculties with 177 faculties while Fort Valley State has 96 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Clark Atlanta University and Fort Valley State University.

CAU	vs.	Fort Valley State
Atlanta, Georgia	Location	Fort Valley, Georgia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
$26,446	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$5,392 Out-Of-State$16,114
87%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$11,498	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,756

64.63 %	Acceptance Rates	62.80 %
5.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.26 %
-	SAT Score	820
-	ACT Score	17
46 %	Graduation Rate	45 %
17 %	Transfer-out Rate	23 %
71 %	Retention Rate	67 %
4,000	Student Population	2,605
177	Number of Faculties	96
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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