IWU vs Purdue Northwest

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 Purdue Northwest is a public school and both are four-years schools.
IWU has more expensive tuition & fees ($31,168) than Purdue Northwest ($14,933).
It is harder to admit to Purdue Northwest than IWU.
IWU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,070) than Purdue Northwest (1,030).
Both IWU and Purdue Northwest have the same submitted ACT scores (21).
Purdue Northwest has more students with 8,911 students while IWU has 2,603 students.
IWU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Purdue Northwest's ratio is 15 to 1.
IWU has more full-time faculties with 283 faculties while Purdue Northwest has 267 full-time faculties.

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

IWU	vs.	Purdue Northwest
Marion, Indiana	Location	Hammond, 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	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$31,168	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,048 Out-Of-State$14,933
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	52%
$20,043	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,131

82.01 %	Acceptance Rates	71.00 %
20.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.99 %
1,070	SAT Score	1,030
21	ACT Score	21
66 %	Graduation Rate	44 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
78 %	Retention Rate	64 %
2,603	Student Population	8,911
283	Number of Faculties	267
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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

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