Oakland City University vs Purdue Northwest

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Oakland City University is a private (not-for-profit) and Purdue Northwest is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Oakland City University has more expensive tuition & fees ($27,150) than Purdue Northwest ($14,933).
It is harder to admit to Oakland City University than Purdue Northwest.
Purdue Northwest has more students with 8,911 students while Oakland City University has 880 students.
Oakland City University has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Purdue Northwest's ratio is 15 to 1.
Purdue Northwest has more full-time faculties with 267 faculties while Oakland City University has 34 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Oakland City University and Purdue University Northwest.

Oakland City University	vs.	Purdue Northwest
Oakland City, Indiana	Location	Hammond, Indiana
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	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$27,150	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,048 Out-Of-State$14,933
65%	% Receiving Financial Aid	52%
$23,482	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,131

68.05 %	Acceptance Rates	71.00 %
30.05 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.99 %
-	SAT Score	1,030
-	ACT Score	21
53 %	Graduation Rate	44 %
16 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
71 %	Retention Rate	64 %
880	Student Population	8,911
34	Number of Faculties	267
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	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

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