Earlham College vs PU

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Earlham College is a private (not-for-profit) and PU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Earlham College has more expensive tuition & fees ($51,840) than PU ($28,794).
It is harder to admit to PU than Earlham College.
PU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,250) than Earlham College (1,250).
PU has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Earlham College (26).
PU has more students with 51,528 students while Earlham College has 677 students.
Earlham College has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while PU's ratio is 14 to 1.
PU has more full-time faculties with 2,039 faculties while Earlham College has 96 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Earlham College and Purdue University-Main Campus.

Earlham College	vs.	PU
Richmond, Indiana	Location	West Lafayette, Indiana
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$51,840	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,992 Out-Of-State$28,794
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	45%
$33,897	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,819

74.22 %	Acceptance Rates	50.30 %
15.42 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.52 %
1,250	SAT Score	1,320
26	ACT Score	31
74 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
80 %	Retention Rate	90 %
677	Student Population	51,528
96	Number of Faculties	2,039
6 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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