GSW vs Georgia State

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Georgia State has more expensive tuition & fees ($23,709) than GSW ($15,702).
It is harder to admit to Georgia State than GSW.
Georgia State has a higher submitted SAT score (1,010) than GSW (1,010).
Georgia State has higher submitted ACT score (18) than GSW (18).
Georgia State has more students with 36,516 students while GSW has 3,070 students.
GSW has a lower number of students per faculty with 17 to 1 while Georgia State's ratio is 26 to 1.
Georgia State has more full-time faculties with 1,222 faculties while GSW has 116 full-time faculties.

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

GSW	vs.	Georgia State
Americus, Georgia	Location	Atlanta, Georgia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$4,980 Out-Of-State$15,702	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,478 Out-Of-State$23,709
95%	% Receiving Financial Aid	85%
$5,959	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,181

77.02 %	Acceptance Rates	62.00 %
34.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.00 %
1,010	SAT Score	1,160
18	ACT Score	22
36 %	Graduation Rate	54 %
42 %	Transfer-out Rate	20 %
60 %	Retention Rate	78 %
3,070	Student Population	36,516
116	Number of Faculties	1,222
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	26 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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