GSW vs Mercer University

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GSW is a public and Mercer University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Mercer University has more expensive tuition & fees ($33,380) than GSW ($15,702).
It is harder to admit to Mercer University than GSW.
Mercer University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,010) than GSW (1,010).
Mercer University has higher submitted ACT score (18) than GSW (18).
Mercer University has more students with 8,889 students while GSW has 3,070 students.
Mercer University has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while GSW's ratio is 17 to 1.
Mercer University has more full-time faculties with 437 faculties while GSW has 116 full-time faculties.

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

GSW	vs.	Mercer University
Americus, Georgia	Location	Macon, 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$4,980 Out-Of-State$15,702	2024 Tuition & Fees	$33,380
95%	% Receiving Financial Aid	95%
$5,959	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$24,594

77.02 %	Acceptance Rates	66.00 %
34.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.00 %
1,010	SAT Score	1,260
18	ACT Score	28
36 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
42 %	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
60 %	Retention Rate	86 %
3,070	Student Population	8,889
116	Number of Faculties	437
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 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	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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