Great Northern University vs UW

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Great Northern University is a private (not-for-profit) and UW is a public school and both are four-years schools.
UW has more expensive tuition & fees ($41,997) than Great Northern University ($17,700).
It is harder to admit to UW than Great Northern University.
UW has more students with 52,319 students while Great Northern University has 35 students.
Great Northern University has a lower number of students per faculty with 2 to 1 while UW's ratio is 21 to 1.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Great Northern University and University of Washington-Seattle Campus.

Great Northern University	vs.	UW
Spokane, Washington	Location	Seattle, Washington
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$17,700	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$12,643 Out-Of-State$41,997
40%	% Receiving Financial Aid	42%
$3,197	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$15,700

100.00 %	Acceptance Rates	43.00 %
69.23 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	26.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
-	Graduation Rate	84 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
100 %	Retention Rate	94 %
35	Student Population	52,319
-	Number of Faculties	4,720
2 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	21 to 1
Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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