Hope College vs WSU Academic Comparison

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

Hope College is a private (not-for-profit) and WSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Hope College has more expensive tuition & fees ($37,670) than WSU ($33,158).
It is harder to admit to Hope College than WSU.
Hope College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than WSU (1,140).
Hope College has higher submitted ACT score (29) than WSU (25).
WSU has more students with 23,630 students while Hope College has 3,251 students.
Hope College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while WSU's ratio is 14 to 1.
WSU has more full-time faculties with 1,531 faculties while Hope College has 226 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Hope College and Wayne State University.

Hope College	vs.	WSU
Holland, Michigan	Location	Detroit, Michigan
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$37,670	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,464 Out-Of-State$33,158
97%	% Receiving Financial Aid	78%
$19,771	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,910

76.01 %	Acceptance Rates	82.00 %
21.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.00 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,140
29	ACT Score	25
80 %	Graduation Rate	60 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
89 %	Retention Rate	84 %
3,251	Student Population	23,630
226	Number of Faculties	1,531
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 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, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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