CAU vs Georgia State

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 Georgia State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CAU has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,446) than Georgia State ($23,709).
It is harder to admit to Georgia State than CAU.
Georgia State has more students with 36,516 students while CAU has 4,000 students.
CAU has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while Georgia State's ratio is 26 to 1.
Georgia State has more full-time faculties with 1,222 faculties while CAU has 177 full-time faculties.

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

CAU	vs.	Georgia State
Atlanta, Georgia	Location	Atlanta, Georgia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$26,446	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,478 Out-Of-State$23,709
87%	% Receiving Financial Aid	85%
$11,498	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,181

64.63 %	Acceptance Rates	62.28 %
5.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.13 %
-	SAT Score	1,160
-	ACT Score	22
46 %	Graduation Rate	54 %
17 %	Transfer-out Rate	20 %
71 %	Retention Rate	78 %
4,000	Student Population	36,516
177	Number of Faculties	1,222
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	26 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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, On-campus daycare

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