NCAD vs University of Puget Sound

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 University of Puget Sound is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
University of Puget Sound has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,900) than NCAD ($18,100).
It is harder to admit to NCAD than University of Puget Sound.
University of Puget Sound has more students with 2,023 students while NCAD has 119 students.
University of Puget Sound has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while NCAD's ratio is 29 to 1.

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

NCAD	vs.	University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, Washington	Location	Tacoma, Washington
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$18,100	2024 Tuition & Fees	$59,900
86%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$13,574	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$32,665

75.82 %	Acceptance Rates	75.99 %
47.41 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	11.01 %
-	SAT Score	1,310
-	ACT Score	30
56 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	17 %
53 %	Retention Rate	79 %
119	Student Population	2,023
-	Number of Faculties	227
29 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
-	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

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