GSW vs Spelman College

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GSW is a public and Spelman College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Spelman College has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,058) than GSW ($15,702).
It is harder to admit to Spelman College than GSW.
Spelman College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,010) than GSW (1,010).
Spelman College has higher submitted ACT score (18) than GSW (18).
Spelman College has more students with 3,102 students while GSW has 3,070 students.
Spelman College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while GSW's ratio is 17 to 1.
Spelman College has more full-time faculties with 179 faculties while GSW has 116 full-time faculties.

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

GSW	vs.	Spelman College
Americus, Georgia	Location	Atlanta, Georgia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor'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	$30,058
95%	% Receiving Financial Aid	79%
$5,959	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$13,030

77.02 %	Acceptance Rates	34.00 %
34.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.99 %
1,010	SAT Score	1,180
18	ACT Score	24
36 %	Graduation Rate	74 %
42 %	Transfer-out Rate	14 %
60 %	Retention Rate	89 %
3,070	Student Population	3,102
116	Number of Faculties	179
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 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

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