Wesleyan vs NKU 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 NKU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Wesleyan has more expensive tuition & fees ($33,393) than NKU ($21,480).
It is harder to admit to Wesleyan than NKU.
NKU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,010) than Wesleyan (1,010).
NKU has higher submitted ACT score (20) than Wesleyan (20).
NKU has more students with 15,801 students while Wesleyan has 813 students.
Wesleyan has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while NKU's ratio is 17 to 1.
NKU has more full-time faculties with 610 faculties while Wesleyan has 41 full-time faculties.

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

Wesleyan	vs.	NKU
Owensboro, Kentucky	Location	Highland Heights, 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$10,896 Out-Of-State$21,480
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$20,836	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,828

67.00 %	Acceptance Rates	96.03 %
18.05 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.02 %
1,010	SAT Score	1,025
20	ACT Score	22
48 %	Graduation Rate	50 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
57 %	Retention Rate	77 %
813	Student Population	15,801
41	Number of Faculties	610
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 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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