Wesleyan vs University of Kentucky

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 University of Kentucky is a public school and both are four-years schools.
University of Kentucky has more expensive tuition & fees ($33,406) than Wesleyan ($33,393).
It is harder to admit to Wesleyan than University of Kentucky.
University of Kentucky has a higher submitted SAT score (1,010) than Wesleyan (1,010).
University of Kentucky has higher submitted ACT score (20) than Wesleyan (20).
University of Kentucky has more students with 31,547 students while Wesleyan has 813 students.
Wesleyan has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while University of Kentucky's ratio is 17 to 1.
University of Kentucky has more full-time faculties with 1,754 faculties while Wesleyan has 41 full-time faculties.

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

Wesleyan	vs.	University of Kentucky
Owensboro, Kentucky	Location	Lexington, 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	Research University (very high research activity)
$33,393	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,212 Out-Of-State$33,406
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$20,836	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,981

67.00 %	Acceptance Rates	92.00 %
17.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.00 %
1,010	SAT Score	1,170
20	ACT Score	25
48 %	Graduation Rate	68 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
57 %	Retention Rate	85 %
813	Student Population	31,547
41	Number of Faculties	1,754
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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