NCAD vs CWU 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.

NCAD is a private (for-profit) and CWU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CWU has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,771) than NCAD ($18,100).
It is harder to admit to NCAD than CWU.
CWU has more students with 9,257 students while NCAD has 119 students.
CWU has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while NCAD's ratio is 29 to 1.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Northwest College of Art & Design and Central Washington University.

NCAD	vs.	CWU
Tacoma, Washington	Location	Ellensburg, Washington
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$18,100	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,192 Out-Of-State$26,771
86%	% Receiving Financial Aid	69%
$13,574	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,562

75.82 %	Acceptance Rates	90.00 %
47.41 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.01 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
56 %	Graduation Rate	52 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
53 %	Retention Rate	68 %
119	Student Population	9,257
-	Number of Faculties	397
29 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
-	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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