Clayton State vs CAU

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Clayton State is a public and CAU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
CAU has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,446) than Clayton State ($15,790).
It is harder to admit to CAU than Clayton State.
Clayton State has more students with 5,847 students while CAU has 4,000 students.
Clayton State has more full-time faculties with 207 faculties while CAU has 177 full-time faculties.

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

Clayton State	vs.	CAU
Morrow, Georgia	Location	Atlanta, Georgia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$5,068 Out-Of-State$15,790	2024 Tuition & Fees	$26,446
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	87%
$5,895	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,498

70.59 %	Acceptance Rates	64.63 %
40.06 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	5.98 %
970	SAT Score	-
18	ACT Score	-
34 %	Graduation Rate	46 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	17 %
60 %	Retention Rate	71 %
5,847	Student Population	4,000
207	Number of Faculties	177
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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