NKU vs Wesleyan 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.

NKU is a public and Wesleyan is a private (not-for-profit) 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 (1,025) than Wesleyan (1,010).
NKU has higher submitted ACT score (22) 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 - Northern Kentucky University and Kentucky Wesleyan College.

NKU	vs.	Wesleyan
Highland Heights, Kentucky	Location	Owensboro, Kentucky
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$10,896 Out-Of-State$21,480	2024 Tuition & Fees	$33,393
88%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$8,828	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,836

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	67.00 %
21.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.98 %
1,025	SAT Score	1,010
22	ACT Score	20
50 %	Graduation Rate	48 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	35 %
77 %	Retention Rate	57 %
15,801	Student Population	813
610	Number of Faculties	41
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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