Misericordia University vs WCU

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Misericordia University is a private (not-for-profit) and WCU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Misericordia University has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,370) than WCU ($22,511).
It is harder to admit to WCU than Misericordia University.
WCU has more students with 17,275 students while Misericordia University has 2,242 students.
Misericordia University has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while WCU's ratio is 20 to 1.
WCU has more full-time faculties with 675 faculties while Misericordia University has 139 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Misericordia University and West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Misericordia University	vs.	WCU
Dallas, Pennsylvania	Location	West Chester, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$38,370	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,686 Out-Of-State$22,511
70%	% Receiving Financial Aid	53%
$22,731	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,802

85.01 %	Acceptance Rates	79.00 %
19.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,180
-	ACT Score	26
74 %	Graduation Rate	71 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
80 %	Retention Rate	82 %
2,242	Student Population	17,275
139	Number of Faculties	675
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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

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