GSW vs Oglethorpe University

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

GSW is a public and Oglethorpe University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Oglethorpe University has more expensive tuition & fees ($45,806) than GSW ($15,702).
It is harder to admit to Oglethorpe University than GSW.
Oglethorpe University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,010) than GSW (1,010).
Oglethorpe University has higher submitted ACT score (18) than GSW (18).
GSW has more students with 3,070 students while Oglethorpe University has 1,491 students.
Oglethorpe University has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while GSW's ratio is 17 to 1.
GSW has more full-time faculties with 116 faculties while Oglethorpe University has 79 full-time faculties.

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

GSW	vs.	Oglethorpe University
Americus, Georgia	Location	Atlanta, Georgia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$4,980 Out-Of-State$15,702	2024 Tuition & Fees	$45,806
95%	% Receiving Financial Aid	95%
$5,959	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$35,151

77.02 %	Acceptance Rates	59.99 %
34.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.01 %
1,010	SAT Score	1,195
18	ACT Score	27
36 %	Graduation Rate	57 %
42 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
60 %	Retention Rate	76 %
3,070	Student Population	1,491
116	Number of Faculties	79
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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