JCSU vs Appalachian State

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

JCSU is a private (not-for-profit) and Appalachian State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Appalachian State has more expensive tuition & fees ($24,537) than JCSU ($20,480).
It is harder to admit to JCSU than Appalachian State.
Appalachian State has more students with 20,436 students while JCSU has 1,093 students.
JCSU has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Appalachian State's ratio is 16 to 1.
Appalachian State has more full-time faculties with 1,037 faculties while JCSU has 85 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Johnson C Smith University and Appalachian State University.

JCSU	vs.	Appalachian State
Charlotte, North Carolina	Location	Boone, North Carolina
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$20,480	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,541 Out-Of-State$24,537
97%	% Receiving Financial Aid	45%
$11,697	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,383

42.99 %	Acceptance Rates	89.00 %
15.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,180
-	ACT Score	24
42 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	17 %
57 %	Retention Rate	83 %
1,093	Student Population	20,436
85	Number of Faculties	1,037
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	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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