CAU vs GSW 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.

CAU is a private (not-for-profit) and GSW is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CAU has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,446) than GSW ($15,702).
It is harder to admit to CAU than GSW.
CAU has more students with 4,000 students while GSW has 3,070 students.
CAU has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while GSW's ratio is 17 to 1.
CAU has more full-time faculties with 177 faculties while GSW has 116 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Clark Atlanta University and Georgia Southwestern State University.

CAU	vs.	GSW
Atlanta, Georgia	Location	Americus, 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 (medium programs)
$26,446	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$4,980 Out-Of-State$15,702
87%	% Receiving Financial Aid	95%
$11,498	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,959

64.63 %	Acceptance Rates	77.16 %
5.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	33.78 %
-	SAT Score	1,010
-	ACT Score	18
46 %	Graduation Rate	36 %
17 %	Transfer-out Rate	42 %
71 %	Retention Rate	60 %
4,000	Student Population	3,070
177	Number of Faculties	116
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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