EKU vs Wesleyan 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.

EKU is a public and Wesleyan is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Wesleyan has more expensive tuition & fees ($33,393) than EKU ($20,820).
It is harder to admit to Wesleyan than EKU.
EKU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,055) than Wesleyan (1,010).
EKU has higher submitted ACT score (21) than Wesleyan (20).
EKU has more students with 14,324 students while Wesleyan has 813 students.
Wesleyan has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while EKU's ratio is 16 to 1.
EKU has more full-time faculties with 563 faculties while Wesleyan has 41 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Eastern Kentucky University and Kentucky Wesleyan College.

EKU	vs.	Wesleyan
Richmond, Kentucky	Location	Owensboro, Kentucky
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$10,130 Out-Of-State$20,820	2024 Tuition & Fees	$33,393
83%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$8,710	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,836

78.00 %	Acceptance Rates	67.00 %
21.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.98 %
1,055	SAT Score	1,010
21	ACT Score	20
49 %	Graduation Rate	48 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	35 %
77 %	Retention Rate	57 %
14,324	Student Population	813
563	Number of Faculties	41
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 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, Placement services

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