Wesleyan vs WKU 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 WKU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Wesleyan has more expensive tuition & fees ($33,393) than WKU ($27,000).
It is harder to admit to Wesleyan than WKU.
Wesleyan has a higher submitted SAT score (1,010) than WKU (945).
Wesleyan has higher submitted ACT score (20) than WKU (18).
WKU has more students with 16,493 students while Wesleyan has 813 students.
Wesleyan has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while WKU's ratio is 18 to 1.
WKU has more full-time faculties with 658 faculties while Wesleyan has 41 full-time faculties.

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

Wesleyan	vs.	WKU
Owensboro, Kentucky	Location	Bowling Green, 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$11,436 Out-Of-State$27,000
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	85%
$20,836	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,499

67.00 %	Acceptance Rates	97.05 %
18.05 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	37.67 %
1,010	SAT Score	945
20	ACT Score	18
48 %	Graduation Rate	51 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
57 %	Retention Rate	77 %
813	Student Population	16,493
41	Number of Faculties	658
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 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, On-campus daycare

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