NWOSU vs SWCU 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.

NWOSU is a public and SWCU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
SWCU has more expensive tuition & fees ($20,523) than NWOSU ($11,664).
NWOSU has more students with 1,852 students while SWCU has 425 students.
SWCU has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while NWOSU's ratio is 16 to 1.
NWOSU has more full-time faculties with 83 faculties while SWCU has 22 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Northwestern Oklahoma State University and Southwestern Christian University.

NWOSU	vs.	SWCU
Alva, Oklahoma	Location	Bethany, Oklahoma
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (smaller programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$5,970 Out-Of-State$11,664	2024 Tuition & Fees	$20,523
87%	% Receiving Financial Aid	89%
$7,661	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,657

66.43 %	Acceptance Rates	-
39.58 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
990	SAT Score	-
19	ACT Score	-
26 %	Graduation Rate	15 %
18 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
60 %	Retention Rate	53 %
1,852	Student Population	425
83	Number of Faculties	22
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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