IWU vs ISU 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.

IWU is a private (not-for-profit) and ISU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
IWU has more expensive tuition & fees ($31,168) than ISU ($21,734).
It is harder to admit to IWU than ISU.
ISU has more students with 8,658 students while IWU has 2,603 students.
IWU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while ISU's ratio is 16 to 1.
ISU has more full-time faculties with 457 faculties while IWU has 283 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion and Indiana State University.

IWU	vs.	ISU
Marion, Indiana	Location	Terre Haute, Indiana
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (smaller programs)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$31,168	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,992 Out-Of-State$21,734
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$20,043	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,858

82.01 %	Acceptance Rates	92.00 %
20.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.00 %
1,070	SAT Score	-
21	ACT Score	-
66 %	Graduation Rate	44 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
78 %	Retention Rate	64 %
2,603	Student Population	8,658
283	Number of Faculties	457
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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