Wesleyan vs EKU 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.

Wesleyan is a private (not-for-profit) and EKU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Wesleyan has more expensive tuition & fees ($33,393) than EKU ($20,820).
It is harder to admit to Wesleyan than EKU.
EKU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,010) than Wesleyan (1,010).
EKU has higher submitted ACT score (20) than Wesleyan (20).
EKU has more students with 14,324 students while Wesleyan has 813 students.
Wesleyan has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while EKU's ratio is 16 to 1.
EKU has more full-time faculties with 563 faculties while Wesleyan has 41 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Kentucky Wesleyan College and Eastern Kentucky University.

Wesleyan	vs.	EKU
Owensboro, Kentucky	Location	Richmond, Kentucky
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$33,393	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,130 Out-Of-State$20,820
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	83%
$20,836	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,710

67.00 %	Acceptance Rates	78.00 %
17.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.00 %
1,010	SAT Score	1,055
20	ACT Score	21
48 %	Graduation Rate	49 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
57 %	Retention Rate	77 %
813	Student Population	14,324
41	Number of Faculties	563
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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

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