CUAA vs WMU 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.

CUAA is a private (not-for-profit) and WMU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CUAA has more expensive tuition & fees ($34,200) than WMU ($19,098).
It is harder to admit to CUAA than WMU.
CUAA has higher submitted ACT score (26) than WMU (24).
WMU has more students with 17,000 students while CUAA has 1,203 students.
CUAA has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while WMU's ratio is 16 to 1.
WMU has more full-time faculties with 752 faculties while CUAA has 58 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Concordia University Ann Arbor and Western Michigan University.

CUAA	vs.	WMU
Ann Arbor, Michigan	Location	Kalamazoo, Michigan
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (smaller programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$34,200	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,298 Out-Of-State$19,098
87%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$18,267	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,061

72.01 %	Acceptance Rates	85.00 %
17.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,100
26	ACT Score	24
51 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
68 %	Retention Rate	77 %
1,203	Student Population	17,000
58	Number of Faculties	752
11 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), 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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